US: Can ‘Kinship Care’ Help the Child Welfare System? The White House Wants to Try. (May require subscription)
New York Times – October 13, 2022
Maria Elena Thomas and her husband are among thousands of families across the country thrust into the deep end of the child welfare bureaucracy, often abruptly, with little to no guidance or resources to make an unforeseen transition to child rearing. President Biden’s budget this year proposes to add $20 billion over a decade to help such families navigate the child welfare system. Specifically, the administration wants to increase the number of foster children who live with relatives, known as “kinship care,” by reimbursing states at a higher rate if they place children with family members instead of in group homes or institutions. The administration also proposes more money for programs that help such families, and to expand a tax credit to include people who take legal guardianship of young family members.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/us/politics/foster-children-biden-welfare.html