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The First-Ever National Technical Assistance Center for those who Serve Kinship/Grandfamilies
We help government agencies and nonprofits in states, tribes, and territories work across jurisdictional and systemic boundaries to improve supports and services for families in which grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends are raising children.
What We Do
Providing Technical Assistance to Enhance the Level of Support Grandfamilies & Kinship Families Receive
Our umbrella of technical assistance provides professionals with opportunities to engage in learning, enhance quality of services, and build capacity to better serve kinship/grandfamilies.
Building a Shared Understanding of Grandfamilies and Kinship Families
Decades of research shows that there are many benefits to placing children with grandfamilies and kinship families. Kin-first is an important concept that many states, tribes, and territories have embraced, but they need help in better understanding and supporting these families.
How We Work
Along with our partners, we work with the nation’s leading experts on kinship and grandfamilies, including those who bring the fundamental expertise of being a member of a kinship/grandfamily, to improve services and supports for families in states, tribes, and territories.
Our Team
Our staff have a wide range of non-profit and public sector expertise, including in-depth knowledge of the strengths and needs of the families.
Meet Our Team
Our Partners
Our Partners represent five of the nation’s leading experts on aging, child related services, and culturally responsive supports.
Meet Our Partners
Our Experts
Our Subject Matter Experts are the nation’s leading voices on topics that intersect with critical services and supports for kinship/ grandfamilies.
Meet Our Experts
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Tip Sheet
Kinship/Grandfamilies & the FAFSA: College Financial AidAs 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.
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Toolkit
Outreach Learning Community ToolkitThis five-part toolkit contains outreach strategies for connecting with and supporting kinship/grandfamilies.
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Tip Sheet
Incorporating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices into Kinship/Grandfamilies ServicesMany nonprofits and government agencies incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals into their mission statements. Here, we discuss what DEI might look like when partnering with and serving kinship/grandfamilies.
Community Program Professional, County Health & Human Services AgencyThank you for putting together these amazing resources, webinars, and materials. They are invaluable and so needed for folks who work with kinship families.”
Kinship Navigator Program DirectorIt was terrific to connect with other navigator programs across the county. There were so many terrific ideas shared.”
Executive Director, Nonprofit Family-Serving AgencyWe felt so inspired to see what others were doing. Our heads are spinning–in a good way.”