Category Archives: Kinship Care

Kinship Legal Guardianship: A Primer

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Kinship placement is a growing priority in foster care throughout the U.S.

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Kinship Legal Guardianship

When a child can no longer live with his or her birth parents, the state prefers placing the child in the home of a relative or friend instead of a non-relative foster home. This, ideally, will ease the trauma of separation from birth parents while providing a safe environment for the child to live in. It’s a shift in foster care that, according to supporters, has obvious benefits. Continue reading →

The Tie That Binds – Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Make a Lasting Impact

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

I believe there are imaginary threads in everyone’s life, and these threads are connected. If you pull on these threads you will find the answers to why you do the things you do. These threads bind your life together and give meaning to your actions. Often times, these threads are the people who mean the most to you – for me, my grandmother is the reason I work at Foster and Adoptive Family Services (FAFS).

I don’t mean this literally. My grandmother died long before I thought about changing careers from corporate to non-profit. She never advised me on what career to choose, but she is the reason I am here. I’ve come to this realization over the last few years, and, frankly, it came as a shock to me. Continue reading →