Vashti’s Story

This video highlights the story of a kinship specialist with the New York City Children’s Services and how she collaborates with fellow child welfare agencies in identifying kinship guardians to result in successful kin placement.

Publication year: 2022
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Capacity Building Center for States

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This story, told by a kinship specialist, 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). Vashti’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.

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Kinship Care
Training Resources
National Foster Care Month

Voices of Lived Experience Tags

Supportive adult (worker, CASA, judge, lawyer, parent advocate, mentor)
Birth parent/siblings/family
Guardianship
Placement stability
Community resources & support

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