UK-wide online support group
Different journeys. Same village. A national online support group for transracial and transcultural carers: a welcoming space for questions, practical guidance, shared solutions and carer wellbeing.
Support · Share · Learn · Belong
One connected space
The Village Connects brings carers together to talk about things that are hard to solve alone: identity, belonging, hair and skin care, school, birth-family dynamics, confidence, difficult conversations and your own wellbeing.
What we can talk about
Helping a child understand and feel confident in who they are.
Practical cultural care that makes a big difference to belonging.
Education, bias, advocacy and difficult professional conversations.
Reflection, confidence, boundaries and support for what carers carry.
“A village of people who understand, with space to ask, learn, share and grow.”
Join the village
Complete our short registration form. It takes about two minutes.
A member of our outreach team will get in touch.
We email the joining details and the date of your first Wednesday session.
The form opens securely in the BFCA system. Your details are only used to contact you about The Village Connects and related support.
Before you join
No. It is for transracial and transcultural carers supporting Black and Global Majority children, including foster carers, kinship carers, special guardians and adopters from all backgrounds.
Online, so carers can join from anywhere in the UK.
Every month on a Wednesday from 10am to 11:30am. We share the exact date for each month after you register.
Culture, identity, belonging, school, hair and skin care, family dynamics, difficult conversations, confidence and carer wellbeing.
No. You’re welcome to listen, learn and take part at whatever level feels comfortable.
You don’t have to do this alone
Support, learning and belonging for carers raising children across cultures.