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This is what progress looks like in Maryland. 💙
Kinship care placements are up thanks to expanded support for caregivers and a broader definition of family. As Director Becky Rice says: “Children thrive when they can be with family.”
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#MarylandDHS #KinshipCare
Card reading: Join our kinship care advisory group. We are seeking individuals who can bring lived experience, professional insight, and research expertise to help shape our work on kinship care. Closes: 11:59pm, Tuesday 31 March 2026.
🚨 Closes tomorrow 🚨 Join our new Kinship Care Advisory Group and help ensure that our work on #KinshipCare is shaped by those who understand it best!
Deadline to apply: 11:59pm, 31 March.
Info ➡️ foundations.org.uk/opportunity/...
It’s not always easy being a kinship or foster caregiver. Amara offers caregivers in North King County & East Pierce County free individualized support to help navigate “the system” and to meet the needs of each child. Learn more: amarafamily.org/support-for-...
#fostercare #kinshipcare #caregivers
When Does the #Trauma of #Adoption Outweigh the Need for Family Separation?
open.substack.com/pub/thoughtl...
#SiblingSeparations #FamilySeparations #FamilyPreservation #KinshipCare #RelativePlacement #SiblingPlacement
Sometimes saying yes w/a❤️full of love changes many lives. For grandparents Kristin* & Bill*, that moment came when the state asked if they would care for their grandchild. “A lot of people would have given up. We’re not giving up.” amarafamily.org/2026/03/sayi... #kinshipcare
#kinshipcare
We're joining the ASGSF Campaign Group to collect stories from our community of parents, kinship carers, therapists, and young people to create a wave of evidence that demands a rethink. Visit to www.asgsfprotest.comshare your story.
#ASGSF #HelpingFamiliesHeal #KinshipCare #AdoptionSupport
🚨 Big news for kinship carers in England
Gov pilot to give foster‑level financial support to kinship carers in 7 areas - a “groundbreaking” step for grandparents & relatives raising children.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
#KinshipCare
Exciting news! A charity leader celebrates £126m in Government funding for kinship care. How will this support change lives? #KinshipCare
uk.news.yahoo.com/fabulous-news-charity-bo...
A graphic showing some of the advice that can be found on the CELCIS webpages for young people who are worried about their continuing care. This is Erin's story: She is worried that she won't be able to keep living with her gran in kinship care.
The wise words of Jelly the Cat help Erin, who stays with her gran in kinship care, when she's worried about her future. Find out more about Erin's story and her rights to continuing care in these new information materials: www.celcis.org/erin #kinshipcare
Read the latest blog by our CEO, Jay, reflecting on the current adoption support consultation. It's an important opportunity to shape the future... www.familyfutures.co.uk/jays-blog-a-critical-mom... #adoptionsupport #kinshipcare #ASGSF
February’s newsletter is out! 📨 This month, we talk about our work on supporting #KinshipCare families, our response to the Renewing #Fostering strategy, and an exciting new resource for local leaders & practitioners 👀
Read it here: us19.campaign-archive.com?u=62820447f0...
From @chroniclelive.co.uk - "Grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends in #Newcastle who step in to provide #KinshipCare for #children are to be paid under a new Government pilot": www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Charlene & Ed became involved in Waypoint’s Kinship Navigator Program after taking in their 16-year-old nephew, participating in their caregiver support group to strengthen community connections. Read more: www.nhchildrenstrust.org/unsung-hero-awards
#KinshipCare #CaregiverSupport #FamilySupport
Our response to Scotland’s Kinship Care Vision is in.
We’re urging action on clear rights, fair financial support, guaranteed respite, better housing & real support for young people.
📘 ➡️ includem.org/wp-content/u...
#KinshipCare #ThePromise #Scotland #Families
A Foundations branded quote card which reads: "Minoritised ethnic children and young people growing up in kinship care have a very specific experience. Being involved in this work has been impactful and meaningful to me, because it's shown me that we could get closer to finding an answer to it all: there is such little acknowledgement of the experiences of young people like myself, and I don't wish that for the next generation." - Experts by Experience panel member.
NEW BLOG ✍️ We spoke to a member of our Experts by Experience panel about her involvement in the selection of our new projects on #KinshipCare & her views on the impact this research could have for minoritised ethnic children & young people.
Read now ➡️ foundations.org.uk/the-role-of-...
See how #TeamDHS and Binti are partnering to give Maryland caseworkers the tools they need to reunite children with their family quickly.
Here’s what the Social Services Administration’s (SSA) Chief of Staff, Angelique Salizan, has to say.
#KinshipCare #Partnership
As Joanna shared, a strong support network is vital because kinship care can test even the strongest relationships. But the journey is worth every challenge.
#KinshipCare
Raising a relative's or friend's child? You are not alone. Our Kinship Group is a safe, welcoming space to share experiences, find support, and connect with others who truly understand.
TOMORROW 12:30-2pm. #KinshipCare #SupportGroup #Carers
See how a family friend, Amara's Caregiver Support program, and a new community of support is helping a child find stability, healing, and hope.
amarafamily.org/2026/01/a-fa...
#FamilyWellbeing #kinshipcare
New project ✨ We have commissioned CASCADE (Cardiff Uni) in partnership with Families in Harmony to explore how #KinshipCare is experienced by children and young people with mixed heritage and/or placed with kinship carers of a different ethnicity.
Find out more: foundations.org.uk/foundations-...
New project ✨ We've launched a qualitative study on #KinshipCare experiences of children and young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. The research is led by @unilancashire.bsky.social, @worcesteruni.bsky.social & Swansea University.
Find out more: foundations.org.uk/foundations-...
New research 📢 We're launching new projects to explore the experiences, needs & perspectives of minoritised ethnic children in #KinshipCare 💭
🤝 @cascaderesearch.bsky.social, Families in Harmony, @unilancashire.bsky.social, @worcesteruni.bsky.social & @swanseauni.bsky.social
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Our KinPLUS program serves #kinship families in King County. Many kinship families are BIPOC who've been disproportionately negatively impacted by #childwelfare. Our program is rooted in service & helps get resources to families to provide stability. amarafamily.org/kinplus/
#kinshipcare
At Amara, we walk side by side with families on their foster and kinship care journeys. Support is always just a phone call or an email away.
#fostercare #kinshipcare
Southpaw Barbershop in West Seattle offers free haircuts every other Sunday to kids in #fostercare & #kinshipcare. Barbers Tommy & Jeff ask foster & kinship families who want free haircuts to pls call or email to set up a Sunday appt. Southpawbarbershop206@gmail.com or 512-595-9545.
#givingback
Es un auténtico placer y un honor trabajar con el equipo #InterKIN en el marco de la convocatoria de ayudas del @ireub.bsky.social para la internacionalización de la investigación #KinshipCare #AcogimientoFamilar
A graphic showing some of the advice that can be found on the CELCIS webpages for young people who are worried about their continuing care. This is Erin's story: She is worried that she won't be able to keep living with her gran in kinship care.
The wise words of Jelly the Cat help Erin, who stays with her gran in kinship care, when she's worried about her future. Find out more about Erin's story and her rights to continuing care in these new information materials: www.celcis.org/erin #kinshipcare
