HOUSTON ANGELS
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • The Team
    • NATIONAL COUNCIL
  • Our Programs
    • Love Box >
      • Program
      • Apply to Volunteer
      • Families on the Waitlist
      • Love Box Admin Area
      • Family Referrals
    • Dare to Dream >
      • Program
      • Apply to Mentor
      • Youth on the Waitlist
      • Resources
      • D2D Admin Area
      • Youth/Dare to Dream Referrals
    • Research & Outcomes
    • Stories
    • 2022 Mid-Year Impact Report
    • Impact Report 2021
    • Impact Report 2020
  • Get Involved
    • Love Box Program
    • Dare to Dream Program
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Angel Ally
    • Fundraise for Houston Angels
    • Give >
      • Donate
      • Angel Alliance
      • Employer Gift Matching
    • Partnerships >
      • Corporate Partnerships
      • Faith Partnerships
      • Other Partnerships
    • Shop Houston Angels Apparel
    • Email Newsletter
    • Internships
  • Locations
  • Events
    • Host An Event
    • Mom Prom
    • luncheon
    • Hoppin' Easter Happenin'
    • Open
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Give Now
  • Give Monthly
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • The Team
    • NATIONAL COUNCIL
  • Our Programs
    • Love Box >
      • Program
      • Apply to Volunteer
      • Families on the Waitlist
      • Love Box Admin Area
      • Family Referrals
    • Dare to Dream >
      • Program
      • Apply to Mentor
      • Youth on the Waitlist
      • Resources
      • D2D Admin Area
      • Youth/Dare to Dream Referrals
    • Research & Outcomes
    • Stories
    • 2022 Mid-Year Impact Report
    • Impact Report 2021
    • Impact Report 2020
  • Get Involved
    • Love Box Program
    • Dare to Dream Program
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Angel Ally
    • Fundraise for Houston Angels
    • Give >
      • Donate
      • Angel Alliance
      • Employer Gift Matching
    • Partnerships >
      • Corporate Partnerships
      • Faith Partnerships
      • Other Partnerships
    • Shop Houston Angels Apparel
    • Email Newsletter
    • Internships
  • Locations
  • Events
    • Host An Event
    • Mom Prom
    • luncheon
    • Hoppin' Easter Happenin'
    • Open
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Give Now
  • Give Monthly
FOSTERING COMMUNITY BLOG

National Kinship Care month

9/1/2022

0 Comments

 
September is National Kinship Care Month.

So what is kinship care exactly?
Kinship care is recognized as the full-time protection and nurture of children by relatives, members of their tribes or clans, godparents, stepparents, fictive kin or non-related extended family members. Kinship care is inclusive, and is a way for birth families to ensure the child’s cultural values and ties of affection remain.
There are two types of kinship care:
  • Informal - where children live with grandparents or other relatives and are not in the custody of a public child welfare agency
  • Formal - where children are in the care of a relative or non-related extended family member and in the custody of a public child welfare agency
No matter which type of kinship care it is, they both have the same end goal in mind; to reduce the trauma of family separation and provide cultural and community ties. 

How common is kinship care? 
An estimated 2.7 million children (about 4% of all children in the United States) are being raised by grandparents or other relatives. Nearly 25% of children in the foster care system are placed with relatives, and it’s estimated that many more are being raised by grandparents or other relatives outside of the foster system. With so many children being raised by relatives other than their biological parents, chances are you most likely know someone in your own community who is currently raising a child in kinship care. 

How can you help?
Kinship caregivers can experience significant hardship once they take on this role of caring for additional children. Most often, the kinship arrangement is unforeseen, and families can experience increased financial, emotional, health, physical, and social challenges. The next time you speak with a kinship caregiver, take the time to offer them support in any way that you can. Maybe they need someone to cook them a meal, or someone to provide childcare services so they can have a little time away. 

Want to partner with the Houston Angels to support kinship families? Sign up to be an Angel Ally or join our Love Box program! More information about the ways that you can serve can be found on our website, www.houangels.org. 
​

Want to know more?
If you want to know more information about kinship care, and how to support these families, please visit the following sources:
  • https://nfpaonline.org/ 
  • https://www.aecf.org/topics/kinship-care 
  • https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/outofhome/kinship/
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.

    Archives

    October 2022
    September 2022
    October 2021
    June 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    April 2019

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Stay Informed

Contact Us

Phone: 832-304-4305
info@houangels.org
PO Box 420966
Houston, TX 77242

Get Social

Picture

Copyright © 2021 National Angels. All rights reserved. Houston Angels (EIN #84-4233396) is covered as an Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) organization as a subordinate under the group exemption of Transformations by Austin Angels (EIN #27-2087142). Documentation here.