Fostering Conversations with Utah Foster Care6 Sep 2022

Ep. 27: Benefits of Kinship

Children living with relatives increased 51% between 2000 and 2010. In 2010, 1700 children were placed with relatives after being removed from their parents. The most recent census tells us that number is not going down. Being placed with Kin/relatives vs. foster care has a number of benefits:

Minimizes trauma
Increased permanency
Better overall well being
Preserves cultural and community identity
Promotes lasting connections

Children’s Service Society of Utah (CSS) is an organization that empowers families and caregivers through services that support the safety and well-being of children. Grandfamilies is a support, advocacy, educational and crisis intervention program of the Children’s Service Society. The program was created in 2002 to meet the growing needs of individuals and/or families that are caring for a relative’s child. Our focus is to provide information and support to these families so that the needs of safety and permanency for the children in these families can be met.

Their services include:

Crisis intervention
Adult educational support groups
Children’s support groups
Links to community resources
Drug and alcohol prevention services for children

To learn more about the Grandfamilies program, click here

Utah Foster Care also has resources for Kinship Families.

2022 Kinship Town Hall

Topic: The impact of trauma in kinship families

Date: Tuesday Sept 20th

Time: 5:00-7:00PM

Location: Children’s Service Society of Utah, 655 E 4500 S, ste 200, SLC, 84107

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