AMARA – Speaking of Change: How Can Kinship Care Advance Racial Equity In Child Welfare

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On June 7th from 4:00-5:00pm PST, we’ll speak with community members about kinship care (when a family member steps in, whether formally or informally, to provide short-term care for a child with the hopes of reunification with parents, or to adopt the child) and how supporting kinship caregivers, who are more often Black and Indigenous, is a necessary step toward racial equity within child welfare. Our panelists include:

• Marcus Green, The Seattle Times and South Seattle Emerald
• Girmay Zahilay, King County Councilmember
• Trey Rabun, Associate Director of Kinship & Community Services (Amara)
• Geene Delaplane, Program Manager for Kinship Care & Guardianship (Department of Children, Youth, and Families)
• Jennifer West, Kinship Caregiver

Read more about our Speaking of Change series here.