Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): Help for Kin Caregivers
This national fact sheet features common questions from kin caregivers, with answers that apply regardless of where they live.
TANF and Income Supports
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Uneven Support for Kinship/
Grandfamilies: State TANF Child-Only Grants Child Trends identified and compiled state-level information on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) “child-only” benefit recipients; benefit amounts; and select state policies as they relate to children raised by kin.
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Improving Support for Kinship/
Grandfamilies: State Strategies for TANF Child-Only Grants and Related Assistance In this piece, we aim to provide states with replicable practices and policies to improve access to TANF child-only benefits.
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TANF and Kinship/
Grandfamilies Join us to explore newly compiled state data on TANF child-only grants, compiled by our partners at Child Trends, along with strategies and policies that states and tribes use to improve kinship/grandfamilies' access to this important support.
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Grandparent & Close Relative Caregiver Subsidy Programs - District of Columbia
For almost 20 years, the District of Columbia, through its Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA), has been financially supporting grandparents who are raising their grandchildren without child welfare involvement.
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Legal Relationships and Public Benefits for Kinship/
Grandfamilies - Presentation template Use this fillable presentation template for training staff on legal relationships and income supports.
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Legal Relationships & Public Benefits for Kinship/
Grandfamilies Our webinar explored the various legal relationship options that are available to kinship/grandfamilies.
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Income Supports Comparison Chart
Use this template to show your stakeholders the differences in income supports between kinship families served outside the foster care system or outside licensed kinship…
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Supporting Kinship Caregivers: TANF Policy & Practice in Massachusetts
Presented at the Regional Convening of the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center on June 23, 2022. Presented by Megan Nicholls, Associate…
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Legal Relationships and Public Benefits for Kinship/
Grandfamilies The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network hosted a webinar on November 10, 2022, which explores the various legal relationship options and the array of public benefits and tax credits that are available to these families.
