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.

Through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption's Wendy's Wonderful Kids® program, adoption recruiters use an evidence-based, child-focused model to find the right family for every child. Conducting a diligent search of a child's network — including family, friends, teachers, coaches, neighbors, etc. — is a key component of the model. Hear from Wendy's Wonderful Kids recruiter Macie about this process of making connections on the path to legal permanency. 

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.