RESOURCES
Learn about TANF
Visit this website to view slides and recordings from a 2025 webinar explaining TANF.
Kinship Care Resource Center at MSU
- Call Toll-Free 800-535-1218
- https://kinship.msu.edu/
- MSU School of Social Work maintains this statewide website that offers valuable kinship care resources and referrals, trainings, events, support group calendars, legal guides and more.
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
OLHSA offers support and resources to Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Michigan's Children
Check out Michigan's Children's blog to stay updated about their work and interest areas.
United Way 211
Fostering Forward
Fostering Forward
Visit United Way 211 to get information about various resources available to kinship families in Michigan.
Fostering Forward
Fostering Forward
Fostering Forward
517-225-7145
Fostering Forward Michigan is dedicated to the equal and accurate sharing of important information that can impact the quality of life for foster families and families who have adopted through foster care.
Podcasts
Its A Grand Life podcast
It’s a Grand Life’s mission is to support Grand Families and Kinship Caregivers with financial assistance, subject matter experts and a place of community through partnerships with established organizations.
Videos
Celebrating Kinship Care Awareness Month
This episode of Speaking for Kids honors Kinship Care Awareness Month with guest BeAnka Masefiade, Executive Director of Osofomaame, a Black-founded and led organization addressing systemic disparities facing Black youth in Michigan’s child welfare system. Black children make up 16% of Michigan children, but are overrepresented in the child welfare population – making up 29% of children in foster care. This conversation highlights why kinship care matters, the challenges caregivers face, and the urgent need for culturally competent support. Listeners will hear how Osofomaame is working to transform the system, uplift kinship families, and ensure every child can grow up in a safe, connected, and supportive environment.
Understanding TANF
Live Testimony
This recording on Foster Care and Kinship Care is from the Human Services hearing, March 18, 2025