The University of Kentucky’s College of Social Work launches the Kentucky Kinship Resource Center, offering unique support and innovative services like KY-KINS to kinship caregivers, addressing the high rate of kinship care in Kentucky.
Kinship care, a term unfamiliar to most outside of child welfare settings, describes arrangements in which children are cared for full-time by blood relatives or other adults with whom the
This new KIN VIP Support Group will begin as a 12-week pilot Support Group and will provide a community of support for kinship caregivers who have been impacted by a
This article was originally published by UKNow. The Kentucky Kinship Resource Center (KKRC), housed in the College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky, has been named “Parent Group of the Year” by
This article was originally published by UKNow. The College of Social Work (CoSW) at the University of Kentucky has an established history of supporting kinship caregivers across the Commonwealth. From conducting research to launching
Angel M. stepped into a kinship caregiving role under extremely difficult circumstances. Her son was dependent on drugs and unable to take care of his children. “He did these parenting
Barry Shrout had already raised a family when he became a kinship caregiver to his grandchildren. He came to the UK College of Social Work Kinship Virtual Interaction Program (KIN-VIP)
One year after launching, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work’s Kentucky Kinship Information, Navigation, and Support (KY-KINS) program has made tremendous strides with initiatives designed to meet the
This article was originally published in UKNow. A program that aims to connect and support kinship caregivers from across the Commonwealth is expanding. As of April 1, the Kentucky Kinship
By Lindsey Piercy. LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 21, 2020) — More and more family members are providing safe homes to children of parents struggling with substance use disorder and mental health issues. For some,
