,Submission in Response to Senator Gordon Smith's July 26, 2007 Call For Papers to Examine the Needs of Grandparent and Other Relative Caregivers

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: Center for Law and Social Policy

Author(s): Rutledge Q. Hutson; Tiffany Conway

Research Area: Social conditions

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.