Episode 6: Marla and Stephanie Welcome Special Guest Donte Massey, a DC Resident and Relative Caregiver to His Younger Siblings (June 19, 2020). Donte discusses his experiences growing up as a Black male in DC, caring for his siblings, and well as how violence in his neighborhood and encounters with the police have impacted his life.

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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.

DC KinCare Alliance

Episode 6: Marla and Stephanie Welcome Special Guest Donte Massey, a DC Resident and Relative Caregiver to His Younger Siblings (June 19, 2020). Donte discusses his experiences growing up as a Black male in DC, caring for his siblings, and well as how violence in his neighborhood and encounters with the police have impacted his life.

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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.

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