{"id":16570,"date":"2024-04-15T09:39:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/?p=16570"},"modified":"2024-05-23T09:42:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T15:42:26","slug":"colorado-kinnected-exemplary-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co4kids.org\/es\/child-welfare-blog\/colorado-kinnected-exemplary-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Kinnected Exemplary Status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Colorado Kinnected Exemplary Status<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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On March 21, 2024, Colorado Kinnected, Colorado\u2019s kinship navigator program<\/a> was one of 12 programs nationally to be distinguished as an exemplary program by the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center. For a kinship\/grandfamilies policy, practice, or program to be considered \u201cexemplary,\u201d it should be well-defined, meet the needs of its intended recipients consistently and effectively, and be sustainable over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colorado Kinnected supports kinship families with a whole family systems approach, not just the child or youth in placement. It is also the only model nationally that includes family search  and engagement \u2014 strategies that help locate and engage family members and non-relative kin as placement options and\/or support for children and youth who enter out-of-home care \u2014 and family engagement meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognized over the years for its innovative and inclusive supports, the program\u2019s most recent \u201cexemplary\u201d designation recognizes the effectiveness of its evidenced-based approach and its leading policies, practices, and programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the use of Colorado Kinnected, children\/youth being cared for by a kinship caregiver experienced the following outcomes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n