California’s Approved Relative Caregiver (ARC) Funding Option Program allows either approved relative caregivers caring for a nonfederally eligible foster child, or relatives who cannot get licensed but care for children under a court-ordered placement to receive per-child, per-month payments , if their county opts into the program. The funding is equal to the amount licensed foster parents receive. If a county has not opted into ARC, kin caregivers receive CalWORKs, California’s TANF program, which provides less financial assistance to the families.

Connecticut uses disaggregated data by race and placement to identify social determinants impacting kinship placement and offer targeted interventions.

Georgia supplemented their written materials with the development of a kinship website and by creating a short video providing a high-level overview of the kinship foster care approval and payment process, as well as a video on kinship care generally.

Illinois' Extended Family Support Program (EFSP) aims to support and stabilize caregivers who have cared for relative children for more than 14 days and have kept the family out of the child welfare system. The EFSP provides support for obtaining guardianship – including assistance with caregiver attorney fees, enrolling children in school, and obtaining the TANF child-only grant, subsidized day care and other benefits. The EFSP also provides cash assistance to support stabilization when necessary.