COVID-19

Practical resource from Congressman Danny K. Davis regarding the stimulus payments (otherwise known as economic impact payments) and how they specifically impact grandfamilies. There is an identical version of this document using the term kinship families, rather than grandfamilies, available here. 

In coordination with the U.S. Children’s Bureau, the Center helped host a webinar on COVID-19 and Child Welfare Cases. The webinar highlights the federal government's recent guidance on emerging legal issues in child welfare cases and helps attorneys and judges apply that guidance in case-by-case decision making.

Child Trends’ new fact sheet which focuses on protective factors that help enhance healthy development and help children adapt positively to adversities such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

A summary of the CARES Act and how it impacts grandfamilies is now available at www.gu.org/resources/cares-act-and-grandfamilies/. This document will be updated regularly so please visit the website, however you can view a pdf version here - CARES Act and Grandfamilies April 2020. 

This tip sheet created by Generations United provides guidance to state and local governments on leveraging resources to serve grandfamilies.