Seasons Greetings to all our carers, volunteers and their families.

We will be closed from Wednesday 24th December 2025 to Thursday 1st January, reopening on Friday 2nd January 2026. Over the Christmas period, we will have a limited number of staff working on the days we are open, to enable them to have a much needed break and spend some time with their families.

Support over the Christmas Period:

You can make a referral to KCN here:

https://www.kingstoncarers.org.uk/adult-carers/making-a-referral/

or email us at admin@kingstoncarers.org.uk and we will get back to you when we reopen.

We look forward to speaking to you again in the New Year.

Support from Other Organisations:

Click here for a list of contact numbers for other organisations in the Borough that will be open over Christmas.

If you need urgent help over the Christmas period, you should contact Adult Social Care at Kingston Council:

Adult social care
Call 020 8547 5000. If you think someone is in immediate danger, please call 999.

Children's social care
If you have a safeguarding concern about a child, please contact the Emergency Duty Service on 020 8547 5000 to speak to the duty social worker. If you think a child is in immediate danger, please call 999.

Connected Kingston

Connected Kingston is a site dedicated to helping Kingston residents find local activities and navigate local services. Find local services.

Domestic or sexual violence
If you’re in immediate danger, please call 999. If you need support and advice out of hours, please contact the 24 hour National Domestic Violence Helpline on 0808 2000 247. The helpline is open on bank holidays.

The Samaritans

Offers confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day, for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.
Free helpline number: 116 123.

MIND - Tips for Coping at Christmas

MIND have some fantastic tips on coping at Christmas.

Wishing you all a happy and healthy festive season

from all the Staff, Trustees and Volunteers

We’re aiming to raise £10,000 — can you help us hit our target and brighten the year ahead for Kingston’s young carers? 💛

Kingston Carers Network’s Young Carers Project (YCP) provides vital support all year round: weekly youth clubs, drop-ins, school-holiday respite activities, one-to-one mentoring, and targeted family support. We help young carers build friendships, find confidence, and enjoy the childhood moments they so richly deserve. ❤️

🎁 From 2–9 December, every £1 you donate via Big Give will be DOUBLED

thanks to the generosity of the Shanly Foundation — like a Christmas miracle! ✨

🎅 If you’re a UK taxpayer, you can also add Gift Aid, sprinkling even more magic onto your donation.

All funds raised will help us give young carers a much-needed break from caring — supporting holiday activities throughout 2026. ❄️🌟

If you can, please donate and share — together we can make this season brighter for the young carers in our community. 🎄💙

👇 Donate here:

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006Co0oYAC

You can view our Annual Review here: KCN Annual Review 2024-2025

During the course of the year we received over 1,000 referrals to our adult carers service and provided direct support to 1,285 adult carers via the following:

• 362 carer assessments and reviews
• 429 engagements with well-being activities
• 412 counselling sessions
• 127 peer support groups
• £654,813 secured in additional income for carers through benefits and cash
  grants
• £40,000 distributed in discretionary payments

Our Young Carers Project (YCP) directly supported 835 young carers and offered 2,419 engagement opportunities through the provision of the following:

• 28 weekly drop-in sessions for young carers aged 5-11 years
• 26 weekly youth club sessions for 11-18 year olds
• 70 holiday respite activities
• 12 school lunchtime & breakfast clubs
• 129 young carers benefited from targeted family support
• 15 young carers received 182 hours of one-to-one mentoring support 

Thank you to our fabulous team of staff, sessional workers, volunteers and trustees, as well as the to many partnerships within Kingston and beyond that make our work possible.