Do you have experience w/foster/kindhip care? We’re getting set for Through the Foster Lens & we hope to share your vision of foster & kinship care. Our photo exhibit is Nov 13 @ the WA State History Museum. Learn more & submit your photo amarafamily.org/photoexhibits/
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October 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Free to read in Children Australia: Exploring trust from the voices of Australian children, young people and care networks in the Mockingbird Family
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3045
#FosterCare #KinshipCare #OutOfHomeCare @flindersuninews.bsky.social
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3045
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September 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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See how Amara's programs serving kinship families in King & Pierce counties are making a real difference in the lives of kids, caregivers & parents. We've served as many families in the 1st 6 mos. of 2025 as we did in all of '24!
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#nationalkinshipcaremonth #kinshipcare
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Helping Kinship Families Soar - Amara
Amara helps kinship families in King and Pierce counties.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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TLDR: Apparently "presume competence" only applies to them, not all us rando illiterate unwashed peasants.
#Moms #Mothers #Caregivers #KinshipCare #RelativeCaregivers #MomLife #Parenting #WhiteSaviorism #Ableism #DisabledChildren #MedicallyFragile #MedicallyComplex
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Replying to @Caroline and Claire❤️ YES.
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March 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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keeps children connected to their identity and community. Learn more in our recent report on the care system ➡️ equi.org.uk/publications/
#kinshipcare #faithcommunities #britishmuslims #childrensservices
#kinshipcare #faithcommunities #britishmuslims #childrensservices
Publications | Equi
Your generous donations can help us further our mission and make a significant impact on our community.
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July 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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The wise words of Jelly the Cat help Erin, who stays with her gran in kinship care, when she's worried about her future. Find out more about Erin's story and her rights to continuing care in these new information materials: www.celcis.org/erin #kinshipcare
July 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Our team are getting ready for our first #BearsPicnic of 2025! It'll be day for #KinshipCare families to come together for self-management skills, games and fun! Thanks to the ALLIANCE for their generous support. Find out more by emailing [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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We seldom ever discuss the profound pain that adults who were raised in Foster Care endure when they are deprived of a safe and loving family due to child abuse and neglect and how unresolved issues can affect us in later life. - #Fostercare #Kinshipcare #Childhoodtrauma #PTSD #CSA
December 3, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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“Raising a child is an inherently hopeful act, but when it falls to a grandparent, it’s often because something tragic has happened.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/m... #kinshipcare
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My Parents Expected to Be Retired. Instead, They Are Raising My Sister’s Kids.
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May 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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A question on #KinshipCare #Lancashire tabled by Mr Andrew Snowden on 03-06-2025 has been answered by Janet Daby. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-03/56924
June 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Montana's foster care system is undergoing a major overhaul to streamline home licensing and boost kinship placements—find out how these changes could reshape the lives of children in need.
Learn more here
#MT #SocialWorkerSupport #KinshipCare #ChildWelfare #CitizenPortal #MontanaFosterCare
Learn more here
#MT #SocialWorkerSupport #KinshipCare #ChildWelfare #CitizenPortal #MontanaFosterCare
Child Welfare Division reworks licensing structure to improve home placements
The agency enhances foster home licensing efficiency and kinship family placements statewide.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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A question on #KinshipCare tabled by Lord Hampton on 14-07-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-14/HL9401
August 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Funding opportunity 👇👇
Funding and evaluation for
initiatives that are working towards reducing racial inequality in kinship care
Click the link to find out the other areas
#kinship #socialwork #childrenincare #kinshipcare
foundations.org.uk/opportunity/...
Funding and evaluation for
initiatives that are working towards reducing racial inequality in kinship care
Click the link to find out the other areas
#kinship #socialwork #childrenincare #kinshipcare
foundations.org.uk/opportunity/...
Supporting Kinship Families - Foundations
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November 16, 2024 at 7:51 AM
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A question on #KinshipCare #Finance tabled by Mr Lee Dillon on 12-09-2025 has been answered by Josh MacAlister. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-12/76928
October 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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An Indigenous caregiver in BC was denied a family‑sized social housing unit because she couldn’t provide legal custody—even though she had a valid kinship agreement to care for her niece.
#HousingJustice #KinshipCare #IndigenousRights
#KeepFamiliesTogether
#HousingJustice #KinshipCare #IndigenousRights
#KeepFamiliesTogether
Indigenous Caregiver Says She Faced Housing Discrimination | The Tyee
Kinship agreements keep Indigenous families together — but one housing provider didn’t accept an applicant’s documentation.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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I'm not re-typing a whole new Threads-style checklist of interests and hobbies. 😮💨😓
My special interests include (*but are not limited to & are subject to additions/subtractions at any time for any reason):
#Neurodivergent #Autodidactic #FormerGiftedKid #Eclectic #Curious #LifeLearner #InfoDump
My special interests include (*but are not limited to & are subject to additions/subtractions at any time for any reason):
#Neurodivergent #Autodidactic #FormerGiftedKid #Eclectic #Curious #LifeLearner #InfoDump
December 14, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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A question on #KinshipCare #Finance tabled by Mr Lee Dillon on 12-09-2025 has been answered by Josh MacAlister. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-12/76926
October 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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South Dakota lawmakers approved rule changes to create a new license pathway for kinship #FosterCare in the state, paid at the same rate as foster families. In #KinshipCare, children are placed with relatives or close family friends instead of strangers. buff.ly/LchqJIO
New licensed kinship care pathway aims to increase homes for SD foster children • South Dakota Searchlight
Lawmakers approved rule changes to create a new license pathway for kinship foster care in the state, paid at the same rate as foster families.
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May 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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The wise words of Jelly the Cat help Erin, who stays with her gran in kinship care, when she's worried about her future. Find out more about Erin's story and her rights to continuing care in these new information materials: www.celcis.org/erin #kinshipcare
June 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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They also use this to illegally separate siblings when laws + policies/procedures require #SiblingPlacements, #RelativePlacements, #KinshipCare, etc. They refuse to reunite/move/place siblings to advance their own goals of separate adoptions to non-relatives. #AdoptionTrafficking #LegalKidnapping
August 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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It’s not always easy being a kinship or foster caregiver. Amara helps caregivers in North King County & East Pierce County by providing free individualized support to licensed caregivers & unlicensed kinship caregivers. Learn more: amarafamily.org/support-for-...
#caregiving #fostercare #kinshipcare
#caregiving #fostercare #kinshipcare
September 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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#GlobalKinshipCareWeek is here 💜
This week is a time to recognise the power of #KinshipCare and the positive impact it has on children and families. Through the week, we'll be championing international kinship care as a way to ensure equitable outcomes for all children.
This week is a time to recognise the power of #KinshipCare and the positive impact it has on children and families. Through the week, we'll be championing international kinship care as a way to ensure equitable outcomes for all children.
October 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Kinship care is more prevalent than foster care or adoption, but we know less about these families.
This #KinshipCareWeek, check out our latest blog 'What we still don't know about kinship care' and get in touch with us about your priorities for kinship care!
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#KinshipCare
This #KinshipCareWeek, check out our latest blog 'What we still don't know about kinship care' and get in touch with us about your priorities for kinship care!
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#KinshipCare
October 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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📢 Big win for families!
During the past year, 16 states & tribes made it easier for kinship caregivers to get licensed—bringing more love & stability to kids' lives. 💛
#KinshipCare #FamilyMatters #Maryland #Baltimore #DMV
During the past year, 16 states & tribes made it easier for kinship caregivers to get licensed—bringing more love & stability to kids' lives. 💛
#KinshipCare #FamilyMatters #Maryland #Baltimore #DMV
Licensing reforms benefit children and families in kinship care
New “kin-specific” approval pathways and standards are as varied as the jurisdictions creating them.
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April 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Check out our @kinshipcharity.bsky.social new report - Handle With Care - published today ahead of #KinshipCareWeek, featuring key findings from our largest ever annual survey of more than 1,900 #KinshipCarers.
#KinshipCare #ValueOurLove
#KinshipCare #ValueOurLove
Handle With Care: Annual survey of kinship carers 2025
Explore key findings from our 2025 annual survey of more than 1,900 kinship carers and learn more about kinship families and the policy context in 2025.
kinship.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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