Kinship Navigator Program Resources

A 60-minute webinar highlighting the grandfamilies and kinship care provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, some of the most significant being those providing additional federal funds for kinship navigator programs. Generations United staff are joined by experts from the Children’s Defense Fund and the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law to provide an overview of new federal investments in kinship navigator programs, grandfamilies housing, and relevant child welfare programs that can help grandfamilies. 

Webinar Recording

Power Point Slides Only

Generations United's Brief Summary of the Kinship Provisions of the Consolidated Appropration Act of 2021

Casey Family Programs issue brief highlighting state examples to explain how kinship navigator programs are created and funded. Updated in July 2023.

Casey Family Programs summary of a 2017 research paper that found that kinship navigator programs help families meet their needs and stay together.

https://vimeo.com/16259978 (start at minute 17:46)

From the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network:  A National Technical Assistance Center - a list of kinship navigator programs from around the United States, including links to their websites (2022).