On this week’s podcast we discuss a new kinship prioritization in Washington, New York gets sued (twice), privatization ends in Nebraska, and controversial new legislation in Alabama and Tennessee. Kim Clifton of HALOS in South Carolina, joins us to talk about kinship care, what federal funding for kinship navigators could mean for her state, and hidden foster care.Reading RoomWashington Supreme Court: ‘Meaningful Preference’ for Kin Is Requiredhttps://bit.ly/3IcVdp1Keeping Families Together Acthttps://bit.ly/3vs1MP4Lawmakers Pass Child Welfare Changes, Teacher Incentives, Tax Break on Tamponshttps://bit.ly/3jPfxSwAlabama Lawmakers Vote to Make Providing Gender-Affirming Care to Trans Youth a Felonyhttps://politi.co/3MhinMBNew Law Shields Religious Foster, Adoption Agencies from Discrimination Lawsuitshttps://bit.ly/392ordzNew York State Failed to Provide Legally Required Mental Health Care to Kids, Lawsuit Claimshttps://bit.ly/3JOdSavLawsuit Alleges New York Created ‘Extremely Harmful’ Shadow Foster Care Systemhttps://bit.ly/3xvWoxaJanuary Contreras Confirmed to Biden’s Top Child Welfare Posthttps://bit.ly/3JKsYh5Hidden Foster Care: Continuing Coverage in The Imprinthttps://imprintnews.org/special-series/hidden-foster-care

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