Brief Children in Kinship Care
Urban Institute
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2.3 million children lived in kinship care in 2002. Most children in kinship care live with grandparents. Children in kinship care often live in families experience hardships.
Research Areas Families Social safety net Children and youth Child welfare
Tags Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Family structure