Grandfamily Support Groups: Seven Tips for Getting Started
Many kin caregivers count peer support groups as the lifeline that helped them carry on. Here are seven tips for getting started.
Tip Sheet
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How Relative Caregivers Can Advocate for Relative Native Children in State Child Welfare Agency Custody
The National Indian Child Welfare Association developed this resource as a tip sheet that tribal service providers can give to people who are seeking to become a caregiver for a minor relative child or seeking to provide support to and/or advocate for a minor relative child in an out-of-home placement.
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Transforming Foster Care: What the September 2023 Rule Means
An important federal rule for title IV-E child welfare agencies around the country has changed to support kinship families in the foster care system.
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Navigating Family Dynamics in Kinship Families: Tips for Service Providers
Dr. Joseph Crumbley offers strategies to be used to help kin/grandfamily caregivers adjust and adapt as they navigate new family dynamics in their role as primary caregivers.
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Supporting Kinship Families of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
Like all kinship families, kinship families of unaccompanied immigrant children need support in managing the challenges that come with caring for the sudden and often unexpected placement of a child.
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How to Leverage the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey to Learn More about Children in Kinship Families
Utilizing opportunities to draw on existing data can be a cost-effective way to support program and planning efforts for children and caregivers.
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Planning for the "What-Ifs"
New responsibilities for children often bring new concerns for the future for older kin caregivers. You can help grandfamilies make the plans they need to put their minds at ease.
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We know grandfamilies are out there. How do we find them?
Grandfamilies outside the foster care system often describe feeling alone, with nowhere to turn when grandchildren or other kin come into their care. This can be frustrating, because we’re out here with resources to offer. Here are ideas for connecting with families who need those resources.
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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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Getting the Child You Love the Educational Support They Need
A Network Monthly Resource: August 2023 As a grandparent, other relative, or family friend raising a child whose parents are unable to do so, your…
