Foster care alternative might be in line for restored state funding - News - ReviewJournal.com
CARSON CITY -- A program that keeps children out of Nevada's foster care system by paying extended family members to take care of them might get a second chance after it faced cuts.
The foster care alternative, called the kinship care program, is one of several welfare, mental health and autism programs that might be added back to Gov. Brian Sandoval's budget after $120 million in additional funding was located.
"If you provide children the opportunity to stay with someone they know, all the evidence says this placement is the best," said Sen. Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, at a Thursday budget hearing. "We need to look at the money we would save now versus what we would save in the long run."
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