The scarcity of safe, quality, affordable housing is a national dilemma that poses an additional challenge for older caregivers who are raising their grandchildren or other young relatives. Many housing units for older Americans do not allow minor-age tenants, forcing caregivers to find an all-too-rare alternative, often on short notice.
As social service agencies and policymakers grapple with increasing demands for kinship/grandfamily housing, this webinar features two organizations that are filling that gap.
Learn from their experiences in navigating the complex regulations, funding challenges, and program design intricacies required to bring a good idea to fruition and gain ideas to follow suit in addressing a dire and growing need.
Presenters:
Karyne Jones, President & Chief Executive Officer, NCBA and NCBA Housing Management Corporation (Washington, DC)
Paul Freitag, Executive Director, West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, Inc. (Bronx, NY)
Jamarl Clark, Assistant Director, National Center on Grandfamilies at Generations United (moderator)
This webinar, co-hosted by Network partner ZERO TO THREE, will address how trauma can present in both kin caregivers and children in their care and how it impacts relational health.
In the first webinar of the series, Dory Thrasher, Senior SNAP Policy Analyst at FRAC, will discuss key topics related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and grandfamilies and kinship families.
As social service agencies and policy makers grapple with increasing demands for grandfamily and kinship housing, this webinar features two organizations that are providing much-needed housing for grandfamilies.