Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Two out of three D.C. foster children live with relatives in Maryland and Virginia. How does the region work out the details? Should relatives be paid to care for their kin? A local look at the benefits and challenges of regulating ‘kinship care.’
Guests
- Jennifer Ehrle Senior researcher, Urban Institute
- Sandra Jackson Acting Receiver of Child and Family Services Agency, Washington DC
- Mildred Gee Special Projects Manager of the special project of Kinship Care, State of Maryland
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