2025年2月5日 · SPRINGFIELD- Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4781, the Kinship in Demand (“KIND”) Act, into law, allowing the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to develop more flexible standards to certify grandparents and other relatives who are able to safely care for youth in DCFS’s care.

2025年2月5日 · The KIND Act also makes sure related foster parents would get the same financial benefits as traditional licensed foster caregivers to help them pay for the care and supervision of a child in ...

2025年1月6日 · The KIND Act recognizes the decidedly positive role relatives play in the lives of children whose lives have been disrupted. Providing the same resources for family members to care for the child made available to foster parents who may well be strangers.

2025年2月8日 · The KIND Act is a firm example of our commitment to center our policies, practices and procedures on what is best for children and families, and we are grateful to Governor Pritzker, the Illinois legislature, and the ACLU for recognizing the importance of supporting our youth in care by supporting their families.” ...

2025年2月5日 · "The KIND Act allows DCFS to support relative caregivers by developing the certification standards specifically for them, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of youth in care and allowing them to ...

2025年2月5日 · Foster care officials will have to prioritize placing children with their relatives under a new law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday. Pritzker signed the Kinship in Demand Act, or KIND Act, at a ceremony at the Statehouse.The new law puts an obligation on the Department of Children and Family Services to use a “kin-first approach” when placing …

2025年2月5日 · The KIND Act changes that by creating a simpler certification process for relatives while ensuring children's safety and well-being. The KIND Act was passed to support caregivers who are family ...

2025年2月6日 · Under the KIND Act, familial caregivers do not become licensed foster parents, but do qualify for added financial benefits and can go through a more relaxed licensing procedure, Heather Tarczan ...

2025年2月4日 · The KIND Act provides equitable supports for kinship care and guardianship benefits to improve outcomes for DCFS-involved youth in relative care, as well as increase the capacity of relatives to become caregivers delivering permanency for more youth.

(1) The Kinship in Demand Act creates the statutory vision and authority for the Department of Children and Family Services to execute a kin-first approach to service