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Supporting Kinship Connections Act

Introduced: September 17, 2019 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Sep 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting Kinship Connections Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs. Such programs help grandparents and other relative caregivers find and use services to meet the needs of the caregivers and the children they are raising. Program requirements include a referral system for kinship support groups and service providers and the promotion of partnerships between public and private agencies to improve such services.

What's happening now September 17, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

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