When Retirement and Kinship Caregiving Intersect
What happens when raising a second generation reshapes retirement plans? Discover the financial realities facing grandfamilies and the support that can help secure their futures.
Kinship Keeps Families Connected. Are Systems Keeping Up?
This month’s NKR Brief examines the power of family connection, what research tells us about its impact and what leaders should consider as the field moves toward a more kin-first approach.
ASCI’s Webinar Series: Ending Hidden Foster Care
A Second Chance, Inc. (ASCI) and Think of Us are proud to invite you to an important and timely webinar on Monday, February 26th, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. ET. This…
ASCI Launches New Office in New Hampshire
ASCI is excited to announce the launch of its newest office in Concord, New Hampshire! After identifying the great need for more support for kinship families, the state of New…
The Reaffirmation of ICWA: Reaffirming Native Cultural Identities and Family Structure
During November, we celebrate National American Indian Heritage Month by respecting the distinctive and divergent histories of American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AI/AN). While we celebrate their rich histories, we…
How to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
It is completely possible to prevent child abuse and neglect! Child abuse and neglect are dire problems that have longterm impacts on the health, opportunity and well-being of children. All…
Protecting ICWA Protects Kinship: SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Brackeen v. Haaland
Kinship stretches far beyond blood relation. This same belief is shared by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribal communities, and why the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) is…
PA Family Support Alliance Open Disclosure Sessions for July 2022
PFSA continues to offer virtual Mandated Reporter Training at no cost to mandated reporters in Pennsylvania. This three-hour virtual training is approved by the Departments of Human Services, Education, and…
Perfectly Imperfect: How Imprecise Definitions of Child Neglect and Poverty Reinforce Anti-Black Racism in the Child Welfare System
Sharon L. McDaniel, Sherri Simmons-Horton, Ervin Dyer, Yven Destin, Kathleen L. Gima, Anthony R. Sosso, Jr., Jay Kadash, Med, MA, James T. Freeman, James A. Stratford, Constance Iannetta, Katherine Buckley…