Helping Foster Children Cope with Trauma: Building Resilience and Healing
Foster children often come into care having experienced significant trauma in their young lives. Whether from neglect, abuse, or family...
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FOSTER KINSHIP
Learn About Foster Kinship
Kinship care refers to the care of children by relatives or, in some jurisdictions, close family friends (often referred to as fictive kin). Relatives are the preferred resource for children who must be removed from their birth parents because it helps maintain the children's connections with their families, increases stability, and overall minimizes the trauma of family separation.
Kinship care creates better outcomes than placing children with non-related foster parents. Research has shown that children placed in kinship care are less likely to re-enter foster care once reunited with their biological parents, have fewer behavioral problems, and have better cultural and familial connections.
As a kinship foster family, you will qualify to receive monthly financial reimbursements and health care assistance for each foster child in your care. Additionally, you will experience the joy of ensuring that the children in your home grow up in a safe, nurturing environment. There are many benefits to placing children with relatives or other kinship caregivers, such as increased stability and safety as well as the ability to maintain family connections and cultural traditions.
1 Care Premier Services has the privilege of providing kinship placements for children in foster care whose parents’ rights have been terminated and are available for adoption through Child Protective Services.
Is your family in in need of foster kinship placement?
Contact us today to see how we can help you!
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