Kinship Care

Kinship care is the full-time care of a child by a relative or another member of the extended family. This type of arrangement is the most common form of out of home care throughout the world and is typically arranged without formal legal proceedings. In many developing countries, it is essentially the only form of alternative family care available on a significant scale.

 

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Kanisha L. Coleman, Qi Wu - Children and Youth Services Review,

This systematic review identified research studies examining factors associated with service use among kinship caregivers in the US using key search terms in five computerized bibliographic databases and four journals. 

First Focus,

According to the advocacy organization, First Focus, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee is planning to consider new legislation known as the Family First Act in January 2016. The legislation would direct investments at keeping children safe and supported at home and in family-like settings. 

New York State Office of Children and Family Services,

This guide, published by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, provides a summary of promising practices currently used in recruitment and retention of foster/adoptive families. 

Better Care Network,

This brief is part of a series of country briefs which aim to provide an analysis of children’s living and care arrangements according to t

Ingrid Sindi - Child Care in Practice ,

This article is an attempt to analyse and describe the process of change in child substitute care that has taken place since the re-independence of Estonia in 1991.

Better Care Network,

This country brief provides an overview of data on children’s living arrangements in Uganda, extracted from the 2011 DHS survey. 

Better Care Network,

This country brief provides an overview of data on children’s living arrangements in Zambia, extracted from the 2013-14 DHS survey. 

Faith to Action Initiative,

This webinar looks at the range of alternative care for children who have been separated from parental care and emphasizes family care. 

Faith to Action,

This series of podcasts from Faith to Action Initiative features the audio from past Faith to Action webinars, including a webinar on The Continuum of Care.

Save the Children,

This album presents viewpoints of children and young people, who have been engaged in this participatory research on kinship care - as advisors, researchers, respondents and documenters during the months of June to December, 2014.