B5 – Kinship Family-Centered Engagement and Systems Partnerships for Implementation and Evaluation of Kansas’ Kinship Navigator   

This action lab showcases the systems partnerships between the Kansas Department of Children and Families, Kansas Family Advisory Network, and the Capacity Building Center for States. These entities collaborated to adapt their Kinship Navigator model to the goals of Kansas as a Kin-First State, Family First implementation, and the Title IV-E Prevention Services’ Clearinghouse requirements for kinship navigator program evaluation. Participants will discuss how the Center’s practice model has been operationalized to support kinship family-centered engagement and partnership, including the implementation of a statewide kinship navigator workgroup comprised of stakeholders.

Presenters: Michelle Rosenthal & Kerry Littlewood, Capacity Building Center for States, Fairfax, VA; Nina Shaw Woody & Corey Lada & Christine DeTienne, Kansas Family Advisory Network (KFAN) & Kansas DCF & Capacity Building Center for States, Wichita, KS