Kinship Care preferable to foster care

Guest essay: Kinship Care preferable to foster care - Penfield, NY - Penfield Post:


Rochester, N.Y. —
Amelia mourns the death of her daughter while facing the challenge of caring for four grandchildren with very limited means. She is lost within the system and confused. Catholic Family Center’s Kinship Care Resource Network could have provided the support she so desperately needs to keep her grandchildren out of foster care. Sadly, funding for the program was cut from the New York State budget.