Kinship Peer Liaisons: Harnessing Lived Experience to Support Families
Peer connections are an underutilized yet infinitely powerful source of support for kinship families, who often feel alone and overwhelmed on their journey. As a…
Legal Relationships and Public Benefits for Kinship/Grandfamilies
November 10, 2022
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One of the most fundamental differences between kinship/grandfamilies and parent-headed families is the lack of an automatic legal relationship between the caregiver and child. Without such a relationship, access to services and supports for the child and their kinship/grandfamily can be challenging, if not impossible.
The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network hosted a webinar on November 10, 2022, which explores the various legal relationship options and the array of public benefits and tax credits that are available to these families. Presented by the Director of the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center, Ana Beltran, JD, and Network subject matter expert, Heidi Redlich Epstein, MSW, JD, Director of Kinship Policy and State Projects, American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law.
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Across the Map, Around the Table: Six FRC Models Lifting Up Kin Caregivers and Grandfamilies
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Family Resilience in Black Kinship Care: Perspectives of Children, Caregivers, and Birth Parents
Explore the unique history and use of kinship care in the Black community, one of the community’s enduring family strengths. The presentation will review how…
