Kinship Data

The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released its third brief in a five-part series  - Family Ties: Analysis from a State-By-State Survey of Kinship Care Policies - based on survey data collected in 2022 for the AECF by Child Trends.  This brief,  New Insights on State Kinship Diversion Policies, examines survey data related to state’s policies for creating, overseeing and tracking diversion arrangements and the resources made available for children and kinship caregivers in diversion arrangements.

Executive summary of Annie E. Casey Foundation survey of state kinship care policies. The analysis shows states’ increasing reliance on placing children with relatives and an urgent need for improvement to address inequities in the assistance and services available to those caregivers.

Fact sheet created by the Congressional Research Service presenting data about kinship care and families in the U.S.

Government Accountability Office report focused on grandfamilies with recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services on sharing information and best practices with states about federal programs that serve kin caregivers. Visit the GAO website to see the fast facts, highlights, and recommendations - https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-20-434 

This report explores the complexity of households in which grandparents and grandchildren live together. It uses data from the 2010 Census, the American Community Survey (ACS), the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).