Children and Families Across Borders

Regretably, misconceptions about other cultures and countries prevent ⁠children from being reunited with their relatives overseas.

Principle 4 of Cross-Border Family Solutions ensures that opportunities for children to be raised by their families are not blocked by unconscious bias.

In international family cases, it is essential to collaborate with authorities and professionals in other countries.

Local professionals can offer a more holistic picture and help social workers understand the uniqueness of a family within their cultural, religious, ethnic and community context.

Care plans for children should be equitable, no matter their ethnicity, nationality, or background.

More and more children in the UK have relatives living abroad. We ensure that these relatives are assessed as potential kinship carers for the children in their family.

#GlobalKinshipCareWeek

#GlobalKinshipCareWeek is here 💜⁠
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This week is a time to recognise the power of #KinshipCare and the positive impact it has on children and families. Through the week, we'll be championing international kinship care as a way to ensure equitable outcomes for all children.

Join us for our next free session, featuring top tips and case studies on overseas assessments.

📅8 October, 1:00-1:45 PM
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In this session, we'll break down some of the practical barriers that arise in international cases and explore how assessments are obtained.

A timely lecture and panel on anti-discriminatory safeguarding and care planning for children from minoritised communities.

We've got a dynamic lineup of speakers, and they'll be announced very soon...

📅 11 November 09:00-11:30
📍 London

Tickets are on sale, and they're only £5 shorturl.at/gOqNp

For 70 years, CFAB has worked to ensure children separated across borders, or in care despite having family overseas, are not denied their right to love, protection and a safe family.

We proudly help lead the global movement to prevent family separation and champion alternative family-based care.

A timely lecture and panel on anti-discriminatory safeguarding and care planning for children from minoritised communities.

We've got a dynamic lineup of speakers, and they'll be announced very soon...

📅 11 November 09:00-11:30
📍 London

Tickets are on sale, and they're only £5 shorturl.at/gOqNp

There's a seat at the table. It's waiting for you.

We're recruiting individuals with direct experience of our work to consult on decision-making processes and service design.

Express interest in joining our growing Experts by Experience Advisory Group: www.charityjob.co.uk/volunteer-jo...

The Global Charter on Children’s Care Reform has been finalised - a landmark step to ensure every child grows up in a safe, loving family.

CFAB is proud to have helped shape this Charter and we are now driving global advocacy to secure more signatories.

Read more via the link in our bio

Don’t miss your chance to join our Culturally Inclusive Training on Wed 17th Sept 09:30–13:00.⁠
Discuss the diversity of cultures in the UK, explore cultural misconceptions and bias, and consider why practitioners must be equipped to work in a culturally inclusive manner. ⁠ ⁠
Secure your spot today!

We were honoured to attend the #WorldCongress on Family Law and Children’s Rights. We joined delegates, academics, & legal experts from across the world.
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Our session 'How International Kinship Care Creates Equity in Permanency' was moderated by HCCH First Secretary Philippe Lortie lnkd.in/eff6-wad

At CFAB, not only do we ensure refugee children have space to heal, we’re proud to inspire their hopes and dreams. We lay the foundations for brighter futures, where young people feel safe, supported and empowered to give back to the communities they now call home.

Last week, Carolyn and Michael visited Da'aro Youth Project - a charity supporting young refugees from the Horn of Africa to integrate in the UK.

We explored how CFAB and Da'aro Youth Project can work together to maximise support for Ethiopian and Eritrean young people separated from families.

Could you be part of our Experts by Experience Advisory Group and help shape the future of CFAB?

We're recruiting individuals with direct experience of our work to consult on decision-making processes and service design.

Person specification & how to apply: www.charityjob.co.uk/volunteer-jo...

CFAB is hiring a voluntary Digital Marketing Trustee to join our Board and help amplify the voice of vulnerable children.

We're looking for expertise in digital strategy, storytelling, SEO, or social media - and a passion for social impact.

More info: lnkd.in/evuXGRAS

Supporting refugee and asylum-seeking children's integration is essential to their safety, development and well-being.

With other organisations we produced this online toolkit, to help practitioners worldwide offer more inclusive and responsive care: integrationtoolkit.familyforeverychild.org

🌍️ When we say we work around the world, we really mean it.

Our global network of partners spans 130 countries, from Japan to Nigeria, Australia, and Romania.

✈️ Check out the full list of countries we work in and the services we offer in each: www.cfab.org.uk/about-us/whe...

We're working with @cfabuk.bsky.social @tlswuk.bsky.social to develop life story work resources for refugee & asylum-seeking children and young people, recently arrived in the UK. The brilliant @kazzumarts.bsky.social are creating some of the resources and have illustrated our conversations so far.

This World Refugee Day, we demand action-because no child should be denied their rights because of where they're from.

CFAB upholds reunited families' rights and our work is more urgent than ever.

Stand with us. Support refugee families. Protect their right to stay together.

For children whose family crosses international borders, care, protection and stability can be obstructed.

Every child deserves the chance to grow up in a safe and loving family. That is why CFAB works to ensure no child is denied their right to family, no matter their location.

Congratulations to Natasha, Zac and Morgan!

The Asylum Support 101 session was so informative. Thank you for providing these essential free trainings!

Great resource showing the importance of family involvement in child protection!

Fantastic sharing of expertise and good practice!

So important for charities to share their expertise in these conversations and advocate for the people affected by changes to policy!

So important for charities to share their expertise in these conversations and advocate for the people affected by changes to policy!

So important for charities to share their expertise in these conversations and advocate for the people affected by changes to policy!

💜We're proud to help refugee children get their new start in life through our family unification work.

🫂We provide social work assessments to assist asylum and family unification applications for children*. Find out more via the Services page on our website.

💡March at the CFC Family Justice Conference

CFAB's Richard Morris MBE & Michael Nwoye participated in a panel on children's journeys through proceedings.

We are proud to contribute to conversations in spaces like this to amplify the often unheard voices of the children and families we support.