17 JUNE 2009 - Attending SUMMIT ON FAMILIES - Conservative Party

16 JUNE 2009 - MEMBERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE - At Clifford Chance - Canary Wharf - FREE but please advise us asap if you wish to attend as numbers are limited.
Key Note Speaker: Rt Hon Ed Balls  -Secretary of State for Children  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

18 MAY 2009 JOINT REPORT - THE GRANDPARENTS' ASSOCIATION with FAMILES NEED FATHERS on contact after divorce and separation.

42% of grandparents lose contact after parental separation
New research to be published by Families Need Fathers, The Grandparents' Association and the Family Matters Institute

42% of grandparents lose contact with their grandchildren after parental separation, according to new research to be published later this week.

The research has been carried out by Families Need Fathers and the Grandparents' Association and will be released at a meeting on May 18th at Westminster. ‘Beyond the Nuclear: Including the Wider Family’, together with the Family Matters Institute's ‘Do Grandparents Matter’? The Impact of Grandparents on the Wellbeing of Children’, will set out what the three organisations feel is "the immense value of grandparents in 21st century family life."

20 APRIL 2009- Parliamentary Launch of GRANDPARENTS ASSOCIATION & FAMILIES NEED FATHERS REPORT - hosted by Stewart Jackson MP

03 APRIL 2009 - ALLIANCE ON FAMILY CONTACT MEETING

19 FEBRUARY 2009 - EUROPEAN UNION OF WOMEN - LONDONLynn Chesterman - Panel Member

FEBRUARY 2009 - LAUNCH - of difficult messages publication and a new factsheet. read more

21 JANUARY 2009 - attendance at the Digital Communications Conference for 2009

7 JANUARY 2009 - ALLIANCE ON FAMILY CONTACT MEETING

MISSION STATEMENT:The Alliance on Family Contact works to improve outcomes for children experiencing family breakdown.

Charging for ‘contact activities’ under the Children and Adoption Act 2006 – a joint response with Families Need Fathers, MATCH and JUMP

Consultation on Ofsted’s arrangements for the inspection of CAFCASS

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – promoting physical activity, active play and sport for pre-school and school age children in family, pre-school, school and community settings.

Ministry of Justice – consultation on the new C100 application form.

18 DECEMBER 2008 - Attended Relationship Summit in Central London hosted by Ed Balls MP

ALLIANCE ON FAMILY CONTACT MEETING

The Grandparents Association held an inaugural meeting in October to discuss the possibility of forming an Alliance on Family Contact.

The following organisations attended and agreed on some common issues which affect them.

We will post more information as we receive this but for now wish to show you which organisations are involved.

Contact us if you need further information.

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11 NOVEMBER 2008

AWAY DAY FOR TRUSTEES

NOVEMBER

SEMINAR

Addressed the Conservative Front Bench - Family Law Reform Seminar - Westminster

04 NOVEMBER 2008

PANEL MEMBER

Action For Prisoners Families - AGM

16 OCTOBER 2008

PANEL MEMBER

At Centre for Separated Families Conference

03 OCTOBER 2008 - The Nuffield Foundation

ALLIANCE ON CONTACT - a collective voice

OCTOBER 2008

SEPTEMBER 2008 - DECEMBER 2008

Radio Essex - working with Blast Films.