Generations United's annual report highlights and elevates the unique needs of kin caregivers who are the first line of defense for children during the pandemic and contains solutions to connect grandfamilies to critical supports.

Chart of state definitions of "relative" for TANF purposes, including states that include fictive kin. Updated 11-18. 

Compares elements from all the subsidized guardianship programs around the country, from Children's Defense Fund (2004). 

HHS brief that describes the benefits of kinship care and recent steps that states and the federal government have taken to promote kinship care. The brief also identifies further opportunities for states to promote kinship care, including by adopting kin-specific licensing standards, participating in Title IV-E kinship navigator programs, and broadening their definition of relative/kin.

Annie E. Casey Foundation report on kinship care.