This toolkit, developed by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) and Generations United, offers tips, practice, and policy recommendations for child welfare agencies and advocates to support all Native grandfamilies. Historical trauma, the impact of family separation on family and culture, and culturally appropriate services and the strengths of preserving and restoring cultural identity are discussed. A detailed list of services grandfamilies may find helpful are also provided.
See also: Coping with Crisis, Confronting COVID19: Native American Grandfamilies Hit the Hardest, which
introduces this toolkit while offering a discussion of the disproportionate impacts COVID-19 has had on
these families. Actions to better serve Native children and their grandparents that care for them are
offered.