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handle is hein.crs/goveskz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 2.8MillionChildren inthe UnitedStatesLi What is kinship care? Whyare children in kinship care? Children who do not live with There are multiple reasons that their parents but whose children's parents may be unable grandparents, other relatives, to offer care or support, including or close family friends provide military service, mental health them with a home are said issues, substance use disorder, to be in kinship care. or incarceration. Most children in kinship care live with a grandparent. (Relationship of caregiver) Grandparent Other relative Unrelated Kin Compared to all children in the United States, children in kinship care are more likely to... have a caregiver 50 years of age or older. (Age of caregiver) <30 30 to39 40 to49 50 to 59 60 to 69 70+ Kin16 . All 1Xfl Y ; 4% 2%, 0 live in a familywith income below the poverty level. (Family income) Below poverty Above poverty level level Kin S All O be Black or American Indian/Alaska Native. (Race/ethnicity of child) American Indian/Alaska Native UAsian E Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander White Hispanic Black 3% 2% 1% All e'g 2+ races !% I be 13 years of age or older. (Age of child) <1 1to5 6to12 Kin - 13 to 17 How do children enter kinship care? Most children enter kinship care informally. Families make the arrangement on their own, or, in a process sometimes referred to as kinship diversion or hidden foster care, a child welfare agency facilitates direct placement with kin. Less often responsibility for children's care and placement is formally given to the child welfare agency, usually by a court. These children are counted as in foster care and, when they are placed with kin, are counted as in both kin care and foster care. In addition, children may leave foster care to live informally with kin, or to do so formally via court-approved legal guardianship or adoption. Children in Both 123K ren in r Care vith ship Assistance Notes:The number of children experiencing kinship diversion is not known. Children formally adopted by kin may notbecountedasin kinship care because theirkin caregivers are now legally their parents. Percent of children living in kinship care by state Percent Nationally:4% 1g live in a household that receives assistance from one or more of the following programs. (2018 data) SNAP 40% 27T% TA 20 3% Kin: U.S. children in 30% kinship care EITC 2l% All: All U.S. children Income support and accessing other services Children in kinship care are generally eligible for a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefit, provided they are living with a grandparent or other kin. Children in formal foster care with a kin caregiver may be eligible for foster care support under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act if their caregiver is also a licensed foster parent. Effective November 27, 2023, states may design unique licensing standards for kin caregivers of children in foster care. States opting to do this are expected to see an increase in licensed kin caregivers and, in turn, in children eligible for Title IV-E foster care support. When they leave care, those same children may be eligible for Title IV-E guardianship assistance if their licensed kin caregiver becomes their legal guardian. Most children who leave foster care for formal adoption by kin are expected to be eligible for Title IV-E adoption assistance. Kinship navigator programs aim to help kin find and access needed services. States may receive federal support for evidence-based kinship navigator programs under the Title IV-E program. Separately, they may seek grants to evaluate/implement kinship navigators out of Title IV-B child welfare program funding. In either case, kin may be served with or without any current or prior connection to the child welfare agency.

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