2023 ABA Journal article by Amanda Robert examining "shadow" or "hidden" foster care, and following one family's experience navigating the system.

Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network brief highlighting the Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program. The program's overarching goal is to help families maintain stability so children can remain in the care of their kin. They accomplish this goal through a vast array of services and supports such as youth mentoring, financial assistance, and concrete goods. The program’s unique services, driven staff, committed partnerships, and the relationships that staff members have been able to build with the families all contribute to their exemplary designation.

14-minute video about the Southwest Idaho Area Agency on Aging’s Kinship Program. The program provides bilingual wrap-around services including case management, support groups, and family events.

This publication contains articles on resources for grandparents raising the children of the opioid epidemic, working with immigrant kinship caregivers and more. CLP is a free online resource with practical articles tied to the ABA Center on Children and the Law's primary areas of work and may be accessed at www.childlawpractice.org. To sign up for CLP Alerts, send an email to clptoday@americanbar.org. 

Fact Sheet developed by the Gandfamilies and Kinship Support Ntwork and Child Trends presenting state-level information on TANF child-only benefit recipients; benefit amounts; and select state policies as they relate to children raised by their grandparents, other relatives, or close family friends.