Laurie's Story

This video highlights the story of a grandmother's experience as a kinship caregiver and her work managing the Kinship Connections peer mentor program in Rhode Island.

Publication year: 2022

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Capacity Building Center for States

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This story, told by a grandmother and manager of a peer mentor team, will help you identify promising practices and strategies in kinship care. The video is part of the National Foster Care Month 2022 Digital Stories, a series focused on improving kinship care, supporting relative and kin connections, and keeping families strong.

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Capacity Building Center for States. (2022). Laurie's story. 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.

Supporting Caregivers Through Kinship Navigator Programs

Recognizing that family separation is a source of great trauma, the child welfare field is making efforts to keep children connected to their families even when they cannot safely remain at home.

Publication Year 2022

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