Kinship Care and "Child-Only" Welfare Grants: Low Participation despite Potential Benefits

Autor/inn/en	Nelson, Justine G.; Gibson, Priscilla A.; Bauer, Jean W.
Titel	Kinship Care and "Child-Only" Welfare Grants: Low Participation despite Potential Benefits
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Social Work, 13 (2010) 1, S.3-24 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-2158
Schlagwörter	Family Income; Family (Sociological Unit); Educational Attainment; Family Relationship; Grants; Foster Care; Public Policy; Placement; Financial Support; Eligibility; Regression (Statistics); Longitudinal Studies; Costs; National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familieneinkommen; Familie; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Pflegehilfe; Öffentliche Ordnung; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Finanzielle Förderung; Eignung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Cost; Kosten
Abstract	Several U.S. social policies identify kinship care as the preferred out-of-home placement. However, financial assistance to defray the cost of kinship caregiving is limited. One option is the child-only welfare grant. This study investigates kinship households' eligibility for, utilization of, and educational benefits associated with these grants. Most kinship households are eligible for these grants, which in 2003 provided a median monthly benefit of $227. However, analysis of National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health data indicates that few eligible kinship households receive the grants. Regression analysis indicates that an increase in this amount of monthly household income during adolescence is associated with a 7% greater likelihood of kinship youth graduating from high school. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10