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…
Valuing and Supporting Kin Caregivers: A Training for Child Welfare Agencies
April 15, 2025
To support the roll out of kin-specific foster home approval standards around the country, the Network has created a training for child welfare agencies to deliver to their staff. View the webinar recording for this “train the trainers” style webinar and get the tools you need to tailor our training package – all free of charge – to your agency’s needs and help you promote a kin-first culture.
The “Valuing and Supporting Kin Caregivers” training is designed to be flexible and tailorable to your agency’s needs. Fundamentally, it seeks to engage child welfare staff and help them embrace kinship care and its positive impact on child well-being, while also celebrating their important role in the lives of these children and families.
Kinship service professionals with lived experience as kin caregivers will deliver the training content. Having already delivered this training to several counties in Maryland, our presenters are well equipped to share lessons learned, tips, interactive activities, and engaging presentation strategies. After viewing this webinar, you can modify and deliver the content to suit your agency’s needs.
Presenters:
- Lynn Urvina, Generations United GRAND Voice and retired kinship navigator
- Robyn Wind, Generations United GRAND Voice Coordinator
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Across the Map, Around the Table: Six FRC Models Lifting Up Kin Caregivers and Grandfamilies
This webinar will spotlight six Family Resource Centers spanning rural and urban communities, immigrant-serving and faith-based programs, and school-based and mobile models.
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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…
