Are you caring for a relative child or for a child whose parents are unable to? You cultivate bright futures. Please join us for the Idaho Kinship Family Day celebration with games, information on resources and supports, and food to celebrate and honor kinship families.
Idaho Kinship Family Day is a day to celebrate and honor families caring for relative children. Kinship care refers to the full-time care, nurturing, and protection of a child by relatives, members of their Tribe or clan, godparents, step-parents, or other adults who have a family relationship to a child (also referred to as fictive kin). On Idaho Kinship Family Day, we will celebrate with food, fun and games, and information on resources and supports.
The celebration will be held on September 21st simultaneously in three separate locations - Boise at Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park, Idaho Falls at South Capital Park, and Coeur d’Alene at Ramsey Park. Please join us for the celebration and fun! Kinship Day Flyer
Entries due by August 30, 2024. Entries received after August 31, 2024 will be entered in next year's series.
The My Family. My Story. art and expression series gives an opportunity for children and caregivers in kinship families to talk about their families in their own words, drawings, or through art. The purpose of the series is two-fold: to recognize the contributions of kinship caregivers, to provide children and youth in kinship care an opportunity to feel connected with other children and youth in similar situations and to raise awareness of kinship in Idaho. Youth, or caregivers can submit their art of expression.
