Managing Attorney Victoria Taplin Testifies Before DC Council FY 2023 CFSA Performance Oversight Hearing

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We are a nonprofit, legal services organization. We are not affiliated with the DC Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) or CFSA's Kinship Navigator.

Ms. Taplin discussed new requirements for caregivers to apply for the DC Grandparent Caregiver Program and Close Relative Caregiver Program, which are not required by applicable law and result in significant barriers to access the program subsidies.

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DC KinCare Alliance works to support relative caregivers who raise DC’s most vulnerable and at-risk children whose parents are not able to care for them for reasons including: death, incarceration, homelessness, substance use or mental health disorders, abuse or neglect, detainment or deportation. We empower relatives to care for these children by providing legal representation, education, and advocacy for the whole family.