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Preparing Kinship/ Grandfamilies to Respond to Medicaid and …

Approximately 15 million people may lose their Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage in the coming months, including 6.8 million people who are actually still eligible. A full 72% of the children who lose coverage may still be eligible. This resource aims to provide information to … See more

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URL: https://www.gksnetwork.org/resources/medicaid-and-chip-changes/

Together at the Table: Supporting the Nutrition, …

WebTogether at the Table: Supporting the Nutrition, Health, and Well-Being of Grandfamilies This is the 2022 State of Grandfamilies report, written and disseminated by Generations United . Each year, the report focuses on a …

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Kinship Navigator Programs Around the United States

WebCoordination of services in the areas of physical health, mental health, education, early interventions, economic assistance, and legal assistance; Eligibility: Open to kinship …

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Kinship/Grandfamilies and the Special Supplemental Nutrition …

WebThe Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federal nutrition program that protects and improves the health of nutritionally at-risk …

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Project Healthy Grandparents – Georgia State University

WebEligibility for Services and Intakes. PHG is a 12-month intensive program that is open to grandparents who are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren and are raising them …

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for Kinship

WebThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), previously known as food stamps, is the nation’s largest nutrition program. By providing monthly benefits to purchase food, …

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Kinship/ Grandfamilies: Strengths and Challenges

WebKinship/grandfamilies are racially and ethnically diverse. About 54% of children whose grandparents are responsible for them are white, 25% are Black or African American, …

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Helping Caregivers Address a Parent’s Absence

WebConnect families to local pediatric mental health services or therapeutic playgroups to explore and cope with their feelings. The federal government and the National Alliance …

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Navigating Family Dynamics in Kinship Families: Tips for Service

WebSupervision/child care/health care; Finances; Engage and elicit birth parents to use their authority, relationships, and influence in facilitating the shifts by: Giving children …

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How to Leverage the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey to Learn …

WebChild well-being measures that are assessed through this tool include physical, mental, and sexual health indicators. Specific youth risk behaviors measured include sexual risk …

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Northwestern Ohio Kinship Navigator Program

WebThe AOoA promotes the health, well-being, and safety of older adults, persons with disabilities, and family caregivers to foster independence. The Kinship Navigator …

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Planning for the "What-Ifs"

WebGather evidence of their relationship to the child (birth certificate, family records) and that they’re raising the child (school or health care records, public benefits they receive for …

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About The Network

WebThe Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part …

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Project Healthy Grandparents, Georgia State University

WebProject Healthy Grandparents (PHG) is among the oldest continuously operating programs for grandparents raising grandchildren in the United States. Since 1995, this research …

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Relevant Trainings for Kin Caregivers and Those Who Work with …

WebTraditions of Caring & Collaborating, Child Welfare League of America, staff training focused on competencies needed to address issues of concern for kinship families and agency …

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Supporting Kinship Families of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

WebTo learn more, see the state and county data that is available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The terms “grandfamilies” and “kinship families,” used …

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Kinship/Grandfamilies Data

WebAs of September 2023, over 2.4 million children are being raised in kinship/grandfamilies in the United States. The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center, using data …

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New Federal Rule Supports Kinship Families in Foster Care

WebSimply put, this new rule changes a federal regulation that was interpreted as dictating that each Title IV-E agency can only have one set of foster care licensing or approval …

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Unaccompanied Immigrant Children (UC) Kinship Families

WebThe Network is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance …

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Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community GRAND Facts

Webprograms to ensure the health, safety, and independence of the community’s seniors 55+ and adult community members with physical and adaptive needs. Services include …

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