Finding family changes everything
Connecting Young People to Kin and Lasting Support
Kinnect to Family (KTF) engages in urgent, diligent family search and engagement to identify and connect youth with kin—both biological and chosen—who can provide support and permanency. Through innovative tools and best practices, KTF helps ensure that youth remain connected to the people who know and love them.
How Kinnect to Family Works
Understanding our approach
What makes KTF distinct?
Urgent Family Search
and Engagement
KTF uses advanced search techniques and family engagement practices to identify safe, affirming placements for youth in care.
Our KTF Values
All children have family and we can find them when we try.
All kin have value in the life of a child.
All children deserve to remain connected to their culture, their community, and their family.
Our KTF Genogram
All family, including maternal and paternal sides, are explored equally during family finding. Our KTF specialists create an incredibly detailed family genogram to support our approach.
Building Lifelong
Connections
Our work strengthens lifelong relationships that support youth beyond the foster care system.
Supporting Court
and Agency Partners
We partner with courts and agencies to build sustainable family search and engagement practices.
Kinnect to Family Impact
By the Numbers
During the most recent year, Kinnect to Family achieved the following:
Young people served
Families supported
Young people placed with kin
Kin connections identified per family (on average)
Day average service timeline
County placement rate with kin
Becoming a Kinship Caregiver
An Unexpected Journey
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