Kinship Caregivers Deserve Support | Birmingham News

Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 13, 2026 · 1m

Millions of grandparents and relatives are quietly raising America’s most vulnerable children—saving billions in foster care costs while facing crushing financial and emotional burdens. A federal advisory council just unanimously endorsed urgent support: expanded respite care, mental health access, and affordable legal aid for kinship caregivers. These heroes deserve more than gratitude—they demand policy change, including welfare reforms and better resource connections. It’s time for Congress, states, and communities to step up and back these families, because supporting them isn’t just…