KinFirst Courtooms
Resource Library

I would like to welcome you to the KinFirst Courtrooms Resource Library. Inside this library, you will find a wide variety of family resources, practical courtroom assistance tools, research, and publications, all addressing the benefits of kinship placements for youth and families.

As youth and families enter the juvenile court or child welfare systems, families, courts, and service providers are oftentimes faced with the difficult task of locating suitable placement options for children. Actively exploring and ordering kinship placements provides a variety of demonstrated benefits for children and families. Maintaining family connections, providing greater stability, and reducing placement changes are all examples of benefits that can be derived from kinship placements. I have seen firsthand the positive impact which can occur when parents and youth see and hear that efforts are being made both inside and outside of the courtroom to maintain a family and kinship connection. Pursuing kinship care can be a strong step towards permanency for children and families.