NAA Summer 2026 Article Series • Spotlight on Post-Permanency Support

This summer, NAA is highlighting programs and providers across the country that are doing exceptional work to support
children and families after adoption and guardianship. Each article features real voices from these programs—quick,
practical reads designed for busy professionals and advocates.

https://kinkonnect.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/NAAA-1.pdf

When Jaydan Martinez was 10 years old, he received one last hug from his mother. He hoped that hug would take him “to the magical places I read about in storybooks.” Instead, his mom walked out of a Texas office in tears, and he would never see her again.

https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/first-lady-melania-trump-urges-congress-to-act-on-foster-system-reforms-as-a-moral-imperative/273866

This brief explores how states are approaching kinship care by examining states’ definitions of kinship caregivers, the prevalence of children in foster care living with relatives or kin, states’ adoption of separate licensing standards for kinship homes, and states’ participation in kinship navigator programs through the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse.

States Increasingly Promote Kinship Care, though Significant Opportunity Remains for Improving Licensing, Definitions, and Reach: Nearly Two-Thirds of Jurisdictions Have Not Yet Amended Title IV-E Plans to Adopt Separate Licensing Standards | ASPE