Federal Reform Should Reward Kin Who Prevent Child Welfare Cases Too

Federal Reform Should Reward Kin Who Prevent Child Welfare Cases Too

By “US,” I am referring to the more than 1.8 million children in the United States who are being raised by grandparents or other relatives outside the child welfare system. Only one out of 26 such families is receiving any government support, other than what they qualify for under federal poverty guidelines.