COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - September is Kinship Care Month in South Carolina. During this month, the South Carolina Department of Social Services is celebrating grandparents, aunts, uncles, relatives, and ...

A new grant is set to expand legal and navigation support for thousands of Lowcountry families stepping in to raise children who cannot remain with their biological parents.

Kinship caregivers need more financial support in caring for children so they don’t have to go into the fostercare system. stefanamer Getty Images/iStockphoto I recently spoke to a legislative ...

Child welfare agencies in Maryland and throughout the U.S. have long recognized that children who enter the foster care system usually benefit from placement within their family of origin whenever ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - It takes someone with a big heart to step in and care for a child if their parents cannot. The state agency that oversees South Carolina’s foster care system said, in ...

We were joined in studio by Alicia Crudup, Executive Director of Kids ‘N Kinship, and Michele Pryor, a mentor with Kids ‘N Kinship. Chris and Megan chatted about the program and the nearly three-dozen ...

CLEVELAND -- Grandparents and kinship families need champions! As caregivers, they need our support, and we must all raise awareness about the significant role they play in the lives of children.

At work, when colleagues congratulate me on becoming a parent, I smile, nod, and say thank you — it’s the expected response. But inside, I am grieving, angry and in pain. These interactions underscore ...