Last year Generations United’s National Center on Grandfamilies convened its fifth gathering of national advocates, featuring professionals with diverse perspectives and individuals with lived experience in grandfamilies/kinship families. The primary objective was to identify and prioritize key policy opportunities, laying the groundwork for a robust and actionable national kinship action agenda. Post-convening, feedback from the broader advocacy community, grandfamilies services providers, and focus groups with kinship caregivers from varied backgrounds enriched the action agenda. Geographically and racially diverse kinship caregivers provided valuable insights, shaping the agenda into a comprehensive reflection of their needs and concerns.
Join us on February 8, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET and learn how you can be a part of this movement as we embark on a journey to take action and advocate to support the well-being of kinship families!
Presenters:
- Donna Butts, Generations United
- Todd Lloyd, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Jamarl D. Clark, Generations United
- Sixto Cancel, Think of Us
- Jaia Lent, Generations United
- Emily Peeler, American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
Lived Experience Testimonials:
- Autumn Adams, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
- Meg Dygert, American Public Human Services Association
- Sonia Emerson, Co-Facilitator of Kinship Unity Convening, ChildFocus
- Raul Enriquez, Generations United GRAND Voice, Idaho Area 3 Senior Services Agency
- Norma Hatfield, Generations United GRAND Voice
- Santana Lee, Generations United GRAND Voice, All 4 Kidz
- Dr. Sharon McDaniel, A Second Chance, Inc
- Sarah Smalls, Generations United GRAND Voice, Formed Families Forward
- Robyn Wind, Generations United