Webinar Recap: Understanding Barriers to Kin-Finding
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Kin-finding is a vital first step to ensure children in foster care have the opportunity to grow up in permanent, loving families who understand their background and identity. Yet across the United States, many child welfare professionals face systemic barriers that limit their ability to identify, locate and engage relatives and kin.
In this webinar recording, Jaia Peterson Lent and Adina Wambua from Generations United unpack these barriers and offer concrete strategies to support child welfare professionals and advocates in strengthening kin-finding efforts and building systems that truly prioritize family connections. The presenters highlight promising practices, tools and lessons learned from the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center.
Watch this webinar now to:
- Discover systems built to prioritize and sustain family connections for children in foster care
- Explore actionable strategies to overcome common barriers to kin-finding within child welfare
- Learn tools and best practices to enhance kin-engagement efforts with your team
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