Caring for Those Who Are Caring for Everyone: The Sandwich Generation
This tip sheet provides guidance to better meet the needs of kin caregivers who are doing double duty, raising children while also caring for older relatives.
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Pathways to Partnerships: Tips for Area Agencies on Aging and Title VI Native American Aging Programs to Improve Support for Kinship/
Grandfamilies This tip sheet provides AAAs and Title VI programs with ideas for initiating community partnerships to support kinship/grandfamilies.
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Implementing Kin-First Child Welfare Strategies
These four Exemplary kinship practices help caregivers by inspiring shifts in the attitudes and approaches of service professionals, agencies, and organizations to better center and respond to the needs of kinship families.
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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 three 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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A Snapshot of an Exemplary Practice: Onsite Social Services
Kin caregivers often struggle to connect to the programs that offer the resources they need. Case managers and kinship navigators help.
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Kinship Navigator Programs
Based on our years of experience, we have compiled this toolkit of best practices to develop or enhance kinship navigator programs.
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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.
