KINFIRST
HOPE
Signature report | 2024
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Growing
the role
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A Season of
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Research tells us that children have better outcomes and are more
likely to remain connected to their families and culture if they are
placed safely with relatives or close family friends while safety
issues are resolved. We also know that those families who
step up to care for their relatives do so more often, and more
successfully, when they have the right supports.
We invite you to download or order a free copy of
our current signature report. In it, you’ll learn
what science tells us about the importance of
connection, why a kin-first culture leads to
better outcomes for children and families,
and how communities around the country
are embracing this powerful approach to
help children grow up where they belong.
Below you’ll also find resources to help
you get started in your community.
Get started
Ready to learn more about creating a kin-first culture? These resources are a great place to start. You can also contact us for
more information at contactus@casey.org.
What should every child protection agency do to ensure that children are placed with kin?
Ending the need for group placements: Advancing a kin-first culture
Additional Casey Family Programs resources about kinship care
New federal rule supports kinship families in foster care
When we center the kinship triad first, we reap the benefits of child, family, kinship and community well-being.
You can terminate parental rights, but you can't terminate relationships.
Being with family made them feel like they were still a part of their family.
— Shannon Deinhart
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Kinnect
— SARA TATE
Mother of tHree
— Dr. Sharon L. McDaniel
President and CEO
A Second Chance, Inc.
WHAT'S NEW
Updated September XX, 2024
What does it look like when children who are separated from their parents can live with someone they know and love? Our new video digs deeper into the powerful impact of kinship care on children and families. You’ll hear how important it is to keep family connections, and you’ll learn how child welfare systems and community organizations have prioritized a kin-first culture that leads to better outcomes.
The destiny of all of us is, to a large extent, in the keeping of each of us.
— JIM CASEY
Download the full pdf copy of our 2024 signature report "A season of hope: growing the role of families" or order
a free printed copy.
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EXPLORE THESE RESOURCES
Ready to learn more about creating a kin-first culture? These resources are a great place to start. You can also contact us for more information at contactus@casey.org.
Ending the need for group placements: Advancing a
kin-first culture
Ending the need for group placements: Advancing a
kin-first culture
New federal
rule supports kinship families
in foster care
New federal
rule supports kinship families
in foster care
What should every child protection agency do to ensure that children are placed with kin?
What should every child protection agency do to ensure that children are placed with kin?
Additional
Casey Family Programs resources about kinship care
Additional
Casey Family Programs resources about kinship care
Download the full pdf copy of our 2024 signature report "A season of hope: Growing the role of families" or order
a free printed copy.
The destiny of all of us is, to a large extent, in the keeping of each of us.
— JIM CASEY
Download
Print Report
Order
Print Report