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Big shift in NJ foster care — 70% of kids placed with ‘kin’

August 11, 2021 by Greg Cywnar

Big shift in NJ foster care — 70% of kids placed with ‘kin’

When kids in New Jersey need to be taken from their homes due to unfortunate circumstances such as abuse and neglect, their next stop isn’t what most people may think of as a traditional foster home.

There’s been a big push in the Garden State to connect these kids with a relative, family friend or close contact, because statistics suggest these types of connections make a big difference in outcomes for the impacted children.

https://nj1015.com/big-shift-in-nj-foster-care-70-of-kids-placed-with-kin-within-a-month/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral

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