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Browse ResourcesWe help government agencies and nonprofits in states, tribes, and territories work across jurisdictional and systemic boundaries to improve supports and services for families in which grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends are raising children.
Our umbrella of technical assistance provides professionals with opportunities to engage in learning, enhance quality of services, and build capacity to better serve kinship/grandfamilies.
Decades of research shows that there are many benefits to placing children with grandfamilies and kinship families. Kin-first is an important concept that many states, tribes, and territories have embraced, but they need help in better understanding and supporting these families.
Along with our partners, we work with the nation’s leading experts on kinship and grandfamilies, including those who bring the fundamental expertise of being a member of a kinship/grandfamily, to improve services and supports for families in states, tribes, and territories.
Explore our archive of kinship/grandfamily webinars, fact sheets, toolkits, how-to guides, and more.
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We know grandfamilies are out there. How do we find them?Grandfamilies outside the foster care system often describe feeling alone, with nowhere to turn when grandchildren or other kin come into their care. This can be frustrating, because we’re out here with resources to offer. Here are ideas for connecting with families who need those resources.
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Kinship/Grandfamilies Thrive with LoveMeet Santana Lee, a GRAND Voice who shows us that love and consistency can go a long way in helping her cousins thrive.
Fact Sheet
Aging Network Services and Supports for Kin/Grandfamily CaregiversThis fact sheet is for professionals working within an array of government systems and nonprofit organizations that support (or want to support) kinship/grandfamilies. It highlights…
Community Program Professional, County Health & Human Services AgencyThank you for putting together these amazing resources, webinars, and materials. They are invaluable and so needed for folks who work with kinship families.”
Kinship Navigator Program DirectorIt was terrific to connect with other navigator programs across the county. There were so many terrific ideas shared.”
Executive Director, Nonprofit Family-Serving AgencyWe felt so inspired to see what others were doing. Our heads are spinning–in a good way.”