Kinship care good option to break cycle
PRODUCED BY JULIA DORAN AND CYNTHIA MEDINA
KINSHIP CARE GOOD OPTION TO BREAK CYCLE
Kinship care places foster children with the next closest adult family member, and provides kids with a number of advantages. Carole Eady adopted her young niece, Nivia, after Nivia’s family broke apart amid a string of terrible occurrences, one of which resulted in the death of her brother.
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New Legislation step toward breaking cycle
Parents of kinship foster care children say they feel devalued as foster parents to the child in their care, stemming from the fewer benefits they receive and lack of programs to turn to in order to assist in the child’s upbringing when compared to typical foster families. New legislation going into effect next year could bring more financial support from the state for the care of these children. Read More
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On April 1st, 2011 a bill, touted by some as a rare, positive piece of foster care legislation will come into effect. Governor Paterson’s Kinship Guardianship Assistance Bill will provide kinship guardians — the guardians of family friends and relatives’ children — with subsidies comparable to those received by foster parents. Read More