This year, the Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky in partnership with Kentucky Youth Advocates, through the support of Casey Family Programs, hosted a series of free Kinship Connections events to increase awareness and support for kinship caregivers, grandparents, relatives, or close family friends raising children. The event in Logan County on September 19th was one in a series: the first event took place on May 27th in Laurel County. KYA and the Kinship [...]

At least 6% - twice the national average - of Kentucky kids are known to be in the care of relative or fictive kin caregivers, collectively known as kinship caregivers. Kinship caregivers are diverse, and each situation is different, but most of us came into it without enough preparation or support. The Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky exists to address this issue through education and policy recommendations.  This month, as part of the Coalition’s efforts [...]