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Submission in Response to Senator Gordon Smith's July 26, 2007 Call For Papers to Examine the Needs of Grandparent and Other Relative Caregivers
Publication Date: September 2007
Publisher(s): Center for Law and Social Policy
Author(s): Rutledge Q. Hutson; Tiffany Conway
Special Collection: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Topic: Social conditions (Marriage and family life)
Social conditions (Public welfare and social services)
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
In this paper--a response to a call for papers from Sen. Gordon Smith--CLASP details the reasons to support kinship care, recommends areas for additional research, highlights current challenges states face, and addresses common myths. CLASP encourages Congress to adopt the provisions of the Kinship Caregiver Support Act.
Supplementary files: KCSA Background; KCSA flier; Kinship Care letter; House and Senate briefings on kinship care.