This report includes demographic information, the type of services provided to kinship caregivers, and recommendations for program improvement. For generations, extended families have played significant roles in the rearing of children when parents otherwise cannot. Kinship caregivers provide love and nurturance in a familiar setting as children remain connected to their families. These children live with people they know and trust, reinforcing the child’s sense of cultural identity and positive self-esteem. Children living with kinship caregivers make and sustain extended family connections and continue lifelong family traditions and memories. The extended family are provided opportunities to support the child in building healthy relationships within the family, provide for the child’s safety and well-being, and create a sense of stability in the life of a child.
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2002 Kinship Foster Care Report
2006 Kinship Foster Care Report
2007 Kinship Foster Care Report
Details
- Arizona's Kinship Foster Care Program Report
- Identifier ValueESD 55.3:K 45
- Identifier ValueDCS 1.3:K 45
- Issued by: Arizona Department of Economic Security, <2006>-2012; Arizona Department of Child Safety, 2014-