Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network page which lists current Kinship Navigator Programs organized by state and territory. Each listing notes which families each program serves, in addition to providing basic service information and a website link. For jurisdictions that do not offer a kinship navigator program, other kinship supports may be identified and listed.

Children Thrive in Grandfamilies Fact Sheet, a resource updated by Generations United, provides key facts about how children do in the care of relatives and a list of research articles to support the facts. 2023. 

Generations United fact sheet summarizing research showing that children thrive in grandfamilies, especially when well-supported by services. Most recently updated with new data and research in September 2026.

Article by the ABA Section on Litigation clarifying the misunderstanding that the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) creates a legal preference for adoption over all other permanency options, including guardianship, when reunification is determined to no longer be feasible.

ABA Journal Children and the Law Article Series highlighting advocate support for kinship care and the use of shadow foster care systems to place children with kin outside of child welfare. August 2023.