Federal support came after grandfamilies pressed to be seen
Later in the response efforts, federal legislation specifically called out supports for grandfamilies by providing unique federal funding flexibilities for kinship navigator programs and by funding the first ever National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families.
Unlike parents, with automatic legal rights and responsibilities to the children, grandfamily caregivers often do not understand systems that impact them. The pandemic response initially perpetuated those challenges: the CARES Act did not explicitly name grandfamilies for system support, leaving caregivers and people who work with them to advocate individually in local communities. Later federal legislation specifically called out support for grandfamilies through funding flexibilities for kinship navigator programs and the first National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families.
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- Federal support came after grandfamilies pressed to be seen
- Later in the response efforts, federal legislation specifically called out supports for grandfamilies by providing unique federal funding flexibilities for kinship navigator programs and by funding the first ever National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families.
- Unlike parents, with automatic legal rights and responsibilities to the children, grandfamily caregivers often do not understand systems that impact them.
- The pandemic response initially perpetuated those challenges: the CARES Act did not explicitly name grandfamilies for system support, leaving caregivers and people who work with them to advocate individually in local communities.
- Later federal legislation specifically called out support for grandfamilies through funding flexibilities for kinship navigator programs and the first National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families.
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