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Kids in the Middle is a registered charity (1153731) backed by young people and by family law and mediation firms.

We are asking young people who have experienced the separation of their parents to tell their stories and offer advice to other young people in the same situation. We are promoting this material on-line, in social media and to family lawyers and mediators all over UK.

We are also setting up a coaching service for young people. A longer-term goal is to offer a peer mentoring service too.

We also want parents to hear the perspective of young people and will promote to them too. We work in partnership with two websites for mums and dads: Only Mums and Only Dads. Fingers crossed a site for grandparents will soon be joining our group, so that together we can support all people in a separating family.

Who are we?

A working group of family lawyers and mediators who have raised £1000 more (or are just about to!) helps to work out the strategy going forward. This group currently is:

A number of groups of young people have helped Kids in the Middle, in particular those listed on our champions page. During the 2014-2015 school year, some more groups of young people will be supporting Kids in the Middle. At the moment there are two: at Hall Cross Academy and the Poole KITM Contingency group in Bournemouth.

Duncan Fisher coordinates the building of the website and the raising of funding. Duncan manages a variety of projects like Kids in the Middle and works mostly from his home.

The Trustees, who make sure everything is done according to charity law and charity best practice, are Peter Gavan, Ivar Grey and Andy Taurins. They meet in South Wales on a regular basis.

You can read about the story of Kids in the Middle, to give you an idea of the difficult challenge we faced to get the website into existence.

Why is there a need for Kids in the Middle?

The proportion of 16 years olds who have experienced the separation of their parents is heading for nearly one in two. That’s over 250,000 children experiencing their parents’ separation each year. Three on-line services to help these young people have closed down in recent years. Children in the middle routinely get overlooked.

Who supports Kids in the Middle?

Young people and family lawyers and mediators have been running campaigns all over the UK. Before the launch, they raised £41,000, which allowed the charity to be set up and the website to be built. This fundraising will continue (it’s good fun!) and now that the website is actually visible, we can apply for grants too.

Kids in the Middle membership

Family lawyers, barristers, mediators and other professionals are joining Kids in the Middle as members and this is funding the core running costs of the website. If you are a professional and are interested in this, read more here.

What makes us different?

Kids in the Middle is the only place on-line where young people in separating families can hear the stories of their peers. It is for young people, by young people. By inviting young people to tell their stories and make videos, we want to give these children a voice they currently do not have.

Whom will Kids in the Middle support?

In the first stage, Kids in the Middle provides support to 11-18 year olds. We will raise more funding to provide support to younger children and also to bring the voice of young people to separating parents. Our aim is that eventually one person in the life of every child experiencing separation knows about Kids in the Middle and tells them about it.

YOU CAN DONATE NOW!

If you are moved to make a donation, please contact us. Whenever someone gets in contact to make a donation, it makes our day, so please don’t hold back!

If you are interested in doing a fundraising campaign for Kids in the Middle, then contact us too! We might be able to link you up with other campaigns going on around the country.

All our fundraising campaigns are connected to particular projects - you might want to choose a particular project to support if you donate or raise money.