Kinship Navigator Program Resources

Casey Family Programs summary of a 2017 research paper that found that kinship navigator programs help families meet their needs and stay together.

Casey Family Programs issue brief giving an overview of kinship navigator programs with several state examples. Updated July 2023.

Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network page which lists current Kinship Navigator Programs organized by state and territory. Each listing notes which families each program serves, in addition to providing basic service information and a website link. For jurisdictions that do not offer a kinship navigator program, other kinship supports may be identified and listed.

From the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network:  A National Technical Assistance Center - a list of kinship navigator programs from around the United States, including links to their websites (2022). 

A 60-minute webinar highlighting the grandfamilies and kinship care provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, some of the most significant being those providing additional federal funds for kinship navigator programs. Generations United staff are joined by experts from the Children’s Defense Fund and the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law to provide an overview of new federal investments in kinship navigator programs, grandfamilies housing, and relevant child welfare programs that can help grandfamilies. 

Webinar Recording

Power Point Slides Only

Generations United's Brief Summary of the Kinship Provisions of the Consolidated Appropration Act of 2021