Holding Up Southeast Alaska Kin Families
When grandparents, aunties, uncles, or other relatives are raising children, we help with the financial, cultural, educational, emotional, and legal support that families need. Our culturally-based Kinship Navigator Program serves families outside of the OCS foster care system to keep kids safe and thriving.
What is a Kin Family?
A Kin Family is a family where a grandparent, auntie, uncle, brother, sister, or other relative steps up to raise a child.
We help Kin Families where a relative is doing this on their own — without OCS or foster care. These families are not part of the foster care system. That means they don’t get the help that foster families get, like monthly checks, a social worker, or a lawyer.
We come alongside the whole family — kids, the relatives raising them, and parents. We work to connect everyone to the support they need to reach their goals.
In Southeast Alaska, kinship care has kept families strong for thousands of years. It offers a model we can all learn from.
We work with Kin Families all across the Southeast Alaska region. Every Kin Family is welcome — no matter your income, or if you have a tribal affiliation.
Join us for Session 5 of our 8-part Positive Indigenous Parenting Series led by Family Specialist Lenora Walker.
All sessions are at the Juneau Valley Library, FREE, open to ALL, and include lunch.
Next sessions:
Friday June 12, 1-3pm, Traditional Behavior Management
Friday July 17, 1-3pm, Lessons of Mother Nature
Friday Aug 7, Praise in Traditional Parenting
Friday Aug 21, 1-3pm, Choices in Parenting
Kin Support Program - Haa Yatx'u Saani 