Culture

Report Documents the Critical Elements of Protecting Alaska Native Children — Connections to Culture and the Environment

Research released today highlights an issue rarely discussed in the field of child welfare, but vital to the health and well-being of Indigenous children and families: their stewardship of the natural environment.  The unique study focuses on many generations of … Read More

Creating Policies to Better Serve Diverse AANHPI Populations

While Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations are, collectively, the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, these groups have rich and distinctive experiences and their unique challenges are not adequately supported by current policies; this lack of support is especially … Read More

Racial Equity Tip Sheets

Tip Sheet- American Indian & Alaska Native Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive Through Connection to Family and Cultural Identity About 2.5 million children in the United States live in grandfamilies or kinship families, which are families in which children are being … Read More

Racial Equity Toolkits Featuring Grandfamilies

American Indian & Alaska Native Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive Through Connection to Family and Cultural Identity Both inside and outside the foster care system, American Indian and Alaska Native children are more likely to live in grandfamilies—families in which grandparents, … Read More