Anntesha's Story- National Kinship Month 2022

Learn how Anntesha’s experience as a child living with her grandparents and later in foster care influenced her to become a relative caregiver to her niece and nephew and work as a kinship navigator. 

Publication year: 2022
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Capacity Building Center for States

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Anntesha’s story will help you understand the importance of kinship caregivers for children at risk of entering the foster care system. This video is part of the National Kinship Month 2022 Digital Stories. 

Suggested Citation

Capacity Building Center for States. (2022).  Anntesha's story - National Kinship Month 2022. Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

This material may be freely reproduced and distributed. However, when doing so, please credit the Capacity Building Center for States. 

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