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There are few potential sources of financial assistance for relatives raising children: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); foster care payments; adoption assistance; and subsidized guardianships. In this topic, we only address the broad federal legal requirements for this assistance. State laws for foster care payments, adoption assistance, and subsidized guardianship are analyzed individually under their relevant topic headings on this website.

Grand Resources: A Fact Sheet for Grandparent and Relative Caregivers to Help Access Support through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program

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A practical factsheet for grandfamilies who wish to access TANF, created by Generations United with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2013).

Grand Resources: A Grandparent’s and Other Relative’s Guide to Raising Children with Disabilities

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Generations United, with the support of the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, developed this guide to equip the caregivers, including those that provide full and part time care to relative children, with the national resources they need to help their children thrive, now and in the future (2013).

Benefits CheckUp Website

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A National Council on Aging website where users can complete confidential surveys to find out if there is help available to pay for health, food, and energy bills.

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