In July 2026, uncertified kinship families will become eligible for up to half of the rate, said Jeannie Berzinskas, kinship care program administrator with the Colorado Department of Human Services.

When the New Jersey Legislature amended its kinship care statute, it considered several items, including: The administrative decision to remove the child, D.H., from foster care and placing the ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — A year after the passage of a kinship care law, it remains unenforced and unfunded. “These are issues that are bipartisan. Bicameral. I mean, the governor signed it ...

At the second gubernatorial debate in October 2023, Governor Andy Beshear acknowledged the plight of kinship. Later he said, “We must do everything we can to ensure their needs are met." Kinship ...

There were 223 children in kinship care in El Paso County as of December 2024, the most recent data available, and another 338 in foster care at that time. Since the tweaks were made, ...

Kentucky's auditor is asking a judge to untangle a dispute blocking a state law meant to support adults who care for young relatives who have endured suspected abuse or neglect at home.

Howard County is investing $122,000 to keep families together.

Kinship care needs funding. This year, we found an answer to improving the initial placement process. It is Senate Bill 151. Though it should have been simple and was unanimously approved and ...

Kentucky Auditor Sues Governor in Bid to End Dispute Blocking Kinship Care Law FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Republican auditor sued Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday, asking a judge ...