Foster Kinship’s Evidence-Based Navigator Model Implementation supports professionals, organizations, states, tribes, and jurisdictions interested in adopting or replicating a proven kinship navigator approach. This service helps systems strengthen kin-first practice, improve family support, and build prevention-focused services for children in kinship care.
Foster Kinship’s Navigator Model is an evidence-based approach designed to support kinship families through accurate information, individualized guidance, resource navigation, and family-centered support.
Through Evidence-Based Navigator Model Implementation, Foster Kinship works with professionals, organizations, systems, states, tribes, and jurisdictions seeking to replicate or adapt the model for their own communities.
This service is designed for child welfare leaders, kinship-serving organizations, government agencies, nonprofit partners, and systems seeking to improve support for kinship caregivers and children.
Implementation support may include model training, technical assistance, fidelity guidance, consultation, and support around program development.
The Foster Kinship Navigator Model helps systems better support families in areas such as:
Kinship caregivers are often asked to step in during urgent situations with little preparation. When systems have a strong Navigator model in place, families are more likely to receive accurate information, timely support, and coordinated services.
By helping other organizations implement evidence-based kinship navigation, Foster Kinship supports broader systems change and helps more children remain safely connected to family, culture, and community.
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