Providing Legal Services
These three Exemplary kinship practices help caregivers understand their legal options and secure the legal authority they need to make decisions for the children in their care.
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Assessing and Meeting Caregiver Needs
These two Exemplary kinship practices help caregivers explain their challenges and offer real assistance to enable the caregivers to address and overcome their difficulties.
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Offering Respite to Caregivers
These two Exemplary kinship practices help caregivers by giving them the time and/or means to take a much-needed break from caregiving to care for themselves.
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Raising Awareness About Kinship Families Statewide
These two Exemplary kinship practices help grandfamilies by making them visible to policymakers and service providers throughout their state so that policies and community resources can reflect the families’ unique strengths and needs.
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Connecting Caregivers to Each Other
These two Exemplary kinship practices help kin caregivers by showing them that they are not alone and providing them with information about available supports.
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Kids, Kin ‘n Caregivers - Virginia
Kids, Kin ‘n Caregivers (KKNC) provides a wide range of services in coastal Virginia to grandparents, other relatives, and close family friends who are raising children whose parents are unable to do so.
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Kinship Caregivers Connect - Ohio
Motivated by her lived experience as part of a kinship family, Dr. Angela Tobin founded Kinship Caregivers Connect (KCC) as a graduate student at The Ohio State University.
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Bridge Meadows Intergenerational Housing Community - Oregon
Bridge Meadows provides intergenerational support for children, caregivers, and older adults through intentional housing, programming, and therapeutic services.
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The Kinship Program - Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, Inc.
The Kinship Program at Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, Inc. offers training, guidance, and resources to help kin caregivers, provide safe and stable homes for the children in their care.
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Montana Kinship Navigator Program and Kinship Connections of Wyoming
The Montana Kinship Navigator Program and Kinship Connections of Wyoming provide kin caregivers with information and referrals to services and resources.
