Reforming Kinship Care in Michigan

What are kinship families and why are they gaining greater attention in Michigan, most recently among recommendations of a House Task Force on Adoption and Foster Care? Speaking for Kids Podcast Host Matt Gillard, president & CEO of Michigan’s Children, explores the issue with two guests, attorney Shannon Urbon, executive director of The New Foster Care, and Ryleigh Frisbie, a self-described “kinship kid” from Northern Michigan. Join us as we learn about long-awaited supports for kin caregivers, the grandparents, great-grandparents, aunties, cousins and older siblings who traditionally have stepped up to provide loving homes for children experiencing trauma. For the vast majority, however, they’ve done so without financial help and services children require. Hear what might b ...