Bridging Systems for Kinship Families: Guide for Replication
Bridging Systems for Kinship Families” (Bridging Systems) is a Network initiative that created three replicable models of successful cross-system collaboration — all on behalf of,…
Collaboration
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Creating a Community Where All Families Belong
Grandfamily caregivers tell us that one of the hardest things about caring for a grandchild, niece, nephew, or other kin child is the feeling of…
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Kinship Care: What the Research Tells Us
Join Chapin Hall and Generations United and its Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network for the first in a two-part series exploring kinship care— both within foster care and outside of that system.
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Honoring and Supporting Grandfamilies & Kinship Families in Your Congregation
This short tip sheet provides information about the families and the challenges they face, and it presents ideas to help faith communities better serve these families.
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Identifying Local Champions
Key takeaways from the third of five learning community sessions for social service professionals who want to improve outreach to kin caregivers
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Partnering with Schools
Key takeaways from the second of five learning community sessions for social service professionals who want to improve outreach to kin caregivers
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Improving Outreach to Kinship Families
Explore some of the key takeaways and strategies discussed during the learning community to help you connect with more kinship/grandfamilies.
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Identifying and Engaging Untapped Partners to Support Kinship/
Grandfamilies This tip sheet provides strategies for building a repertoire of community resources and identifying, engaging, navigating, and maintaining new community connections that will sustain families over time. Use this as a quick reference tool to identify additional community partners that may not immediately come to mind when providing services to kinship families.
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Identifying and Engaging Untapped Partners to Support Kinship Families
The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network hosted a webinar on June 13, 2023 with a panel representing national organizations – including Family Resource Centers - that have local programming in communities across the country.
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Making a Difference
This month, we’re spotlighting two kinship programs – one run by an aging agency in Ohio and one led by a child welfare agency in Washington – that make a difference in their communities
