Overcoming Barriers to Connecting with Kinship Families
Key takeaways from the first of five learning community sessions for social service professionals who want to improve outreach to kin caregivers
Tip Sheet
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Reaching and Serving the Array of Kinship/
Grandfamilies in Your Community Many nonprofits and government agencies seek to reach and serve more kinship/grandfamilies throughout their communities. This tip sheet lists some key strategies for doing that.
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Promising Practices for Ensuring Kinship/
Grandfamily Access to SNAP The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) plays a vital role in reducing hunger, malnutrition, and poverty and improving family economic security, child and adult health, employment, and other social determinants of health.
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6 Great Things About Kinship/
Grandfamilies When children cannot remain in their parents’ care, research shows they do best with grandparents or other kin caring for them.
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How Relative/
Kin Caregivers Can Access Services and Advocate for Native Children in Their Care The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) created this resource as a tip sheet for service providers to share with relatives/kin caring for Native children.
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Supporting Kinship/
Grandfamilies When Parents Have Substance Use Disorders Parental substance use disorders are a frequent factor in foster care placements.
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Reaching Rural Kinship/
Grandfamilies Access to services and government agencies such as family court, child care, health/mental health services, respite care, and various specialists can be scarce in rural areas.
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Legal Assistance for Native Kinship/
Grandfamilies Involved with Child Welfare: How to Find an Attorney & Help Them Help You If you are a Native parent or relative caregiver of a child who was removed from their parents by a state child welfare system, this resource prepared by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is for you.
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Finding and Paying for Child Care
Long waitlists, high costs, and limited choices make finding child care a challenge for most families. Many grandfamilies have an immediate need for child care and no idea where to turn.
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Kinship/
Grandfamilies & the FAFSA: College Financial Aid As the children in their care enter their senior year of high school, kin/grandfamily caregivers will be thinking about what comes next, including, potentially, higher education and how to pay for it.
