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Hello Wonderful Kinship Community! We are starting our research study soon and are inviting kinship caregivers to participate! All participants will receive gift cards of their choice (e.g. Target, Amazon, Safeway etc) at the completion of each survey. You will also be entered into a raffle to win a chrome book and other great prizes. Please see the flyer and visit www.KinshipCareCA.org to register and create an account to be connected to resources for you and your family. You can also visit http://kinshipcareca.org/study for more information.

We are so grateful for you! Our wish for you is that you are able to enjoy time with your family whether it’s in person, virtually or in your heart. If you need anything for your family over this holiday we are available 24/7! #KinshipCareCA #thanksgiving2020 #gratefulthankfulblessed ... #gratefulheart #turkeyday #indigenouspeoples United Ways of California See more

If you’re a kinship or foster caregiver (or former foster or kinship youth) what you may not know about us is that in addition to kinship and foster resources and services, we also help with daily life. During COVID-19, distance learning, layoffs, and now a return to safer at home, we can also help with things like utility payments, rental assistance, mental health services, and eviction prevention for your family. So find us at www.KinshipCareCA.org and search our website... or give us call by pressing Get Live Help. We keep life hours meaning we are available 24/7. #KinshipCareCA #textkinshipto211211 #californiakinshipyouth #californiafostercare #californialiving #fostercare #kinshipcare #instantfamily #californiaessentials

The Boys and Girls Club of Kern County is helping maintain a sense of community and normalcy during the pandemic. If you’re looking for such a resource call us 24/7 by pressing GET LIVE HELP at www.KinshipCareCA.org. Read the whole story from Bakersfield.com: https://www.bakersfield.com//article_039363cc-25fe-11eb-90... Photos: Alex Horvath / The Bakersfield Californian #KinshipCareCA #textkinshipto211211 #californiafostercare #californiakinshipyouth #ittakesavillage #community #HelpUsHelpYou

What’s your Thanksgiving tradition? Whether it’s turkey, Tofurky, or tamales...or something else, we know that this Thanksgiving may look a lot different. Here is just one example of a resource that is helping with groceries that we can provide to Santa Monica kinship and foster care families. Don’t live in Santa Monica? No problem, 1. Go to www.KinshipCareCA.org... 2. Let us know your zip code 3. Conduct a search on your own, or 4. Get 24/7 live help by pressing GET LIVE HELP! #KinshipCareCA #TextKinshipto211211 #Thanksgiving2020 #ThanksgivingPlans #groceryassistance #thanksgivingTradition #FoodSecurityForAll #californiafostercare #californiakinshipcare Full story here: https://smmirror.com//santa-monica-to-provide-thanksgivin/ Santa Monica Mirror

If you are a kinship or foster caregiver (or former foster or kinship youth) what you may not know about us is that in addition to kinship and foster resources and services, we also help with daily life. During COVID-19, distance learning, and layoffs we can also help with things like utility payments, rental assistance and eviction prevention for your family. . So find us at www.KInshipCareCA.org and search our website or give us call by pressing Get Live Help. We keep l...ife hours meaning we are available 24/7. #KinshipCareCA #textkinshipto211211 #californiakinshipyouth #californiafostercare #californialiving #fostercare #kinshipcare #instantfamily #californiaessentials

Adoption is a Trans Issue... This week is the intersection of Trans Awareness Week and National Adoption Month. Today, we select this story entitled Adoption is a Trans Issue to highlight just some of the many ways we can choose to bring about awareness for these two important communities. If you are a LGBTQ+ foster youth or a caregiver learning about your new or current LGBTQ+ family member and are looking for services or resources, visit www.KinshipCareCA.org. Or maybe ...you are looking for legal resources for adoption. We can help you find support 24/7. Full story: https://bit.ly/2ILZFBn Nia Clark shares her story of coming out as transgender, and why she works to raise awareness of the discrimination LGBTQ youth can face within child welfare systems. November is National Adoption Month, a time to raise awareness of the thousands of children and youth in the U.S. who are awaiting adoption every year. For youth in foster care, being adopted into a loving and permanent family can be hard for many reasons. I entered foster care when I was 8-years-old. For years, the system failed to give me the supportive and affirming care I needed as an LGBTQ person. When I was legally adopted at 16, I was just beginning to affirm myself as a young Black trans girl. However, I was forced to choose between my gender identity or having a permanent home and family. When I finally gathered the courage to tell my adoptive mother my truth, she terminated the adoption, just six months after my placement. I was forced back into foster care. Rather than allowing these experiences to negatively impact my outlook on the future, I decided to use my personal narrative to change the system as a child welfare advocate, practitioner and trainer. Post submitted by Nia Clark, HRC Foundation All Children - All Families Trainer #KinshipCareCA #TextKinshipto211211 #kinshipadoption #fosteradopt #transgenderawarenessweek #transgenderawarenessweek2020 #lgbtqia #lgbtq #californiakinshipyouth #californiafosteryouth

Wishing you a sparkling Diwali with your family, in person or in your heart. #Diwali #Diwali2020 #diwalilights

In a representative sample of foster youth in California, over one-third of aged-out 19-year-olds experience homelessness and over 40% couch-surf.* This Saturday we join our colleagues at United Ways of California and invite you to United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ virtual HomeWalk 5K and our Team United Ways of CA....joining together to help end homelessness. THIS SATURDAY! Register here: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/team/871128 Be part of the movement!... #homewalkathome #ittakesallofus * (Courtney et al., 2016) https://www.facebook.com/295832374523/posts/10159203116579524/?d=n

We just got a letter! Wonder who it’s from? Nickelodeon and #BluesCluesAndYou! That’s who! for the California studio and their support of foster families! In addition to their work with nonprofit Baby2Baby check out all of this upcoming family fun!... On Friday, Nov. 20, at 11 a.m. (ET/PT), fans will meet Josh’s lola in Blue’s Big Baking Show, as Josh and Blue spend the day making bibingka, a cake from the Philippines that is masarap (delicious)! In the holiday-themed episode, Blue’s Night Before Christmas, premiering Friday, Dec. 4, at 11 a.m. (ET/PT), and directed by Burns, Josh and Blue play Blue’s Clues to figure out what Blue wants for Christmas, decorate with Steve, help Joe wrap presents, and celebrate a night full of holiday traditions. If you are looking to connect with services like Baby2Baby visit us 24/7 with our live helpline at www. KinshipCareCA.org! Read the whole story here: https://www.newspressnow.com//article_6edf11c2-fa6c-51e0-a #KinshipCareCA #textKiNSHIPto211211 #Californiafoster #californiakinship #familysupport #californiafostercare

We join our colleagues at United Way and celebrate Veterans Day with you! If you are a veteran (or civilian) who is a kinship or foster caregiver, please visit www.KinshipCareCA.org for help finding support, resources and services.