Children served by the Kinship Care program in Louisiana

Definitions: Number - average number of children served by the Kinship Care program in a state fiscal year (July 1-June 30).
Rate - average number of children served by the Kinship Care program in a state fiscal year (July 1-June 30) per 1,000 children in the population.

Data Source: Agenda for Children's analysis of data provided by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, Division of Family Support and the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Population Estimates Program.

Footnotes: The Kinship Care subsidy provides cash assistance (currently ~$450 a month per child) to relatives who are caring for a related child in their home. In order to qualify for the program, the child must live with the relative full-time and the parents cannot live in the same home as the child. In addition to other requirements, the relative and child must meet the program's income guidelines.

LNE - "low number event" reflects a number or rate based on at least one but fewer than five events

Because Kinship Care data are based on state fiscal year averages, population estimates for two years were averaged to calculate a Kinship Care participation rate per 1,000 children. 

Updated September 7, 2022.

Definitions: Number - average number of children served by the Kinship Care program in a state fiscal year (July 1-June 30).
Rate - average number of children served by the Kinship Care program in a state fiscal year (July 1-June 30) per 1,000 children in the population.

Data Source: Agenda for Children's analysis of data provided by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, Division of Family Support and the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Population Estimates Program.

Footnotes: The Kinship Care subsidy provides cash assistance (currently ~$450 a month per child) to relatives who are caring for a related child in their home. In order to qualify for the program, the child must live with the relative full-time and the parents cannot live in the same home as the child. In addition to other requirements, the relative and child must meet the program's income guidelines.

LNE - "low number event" reflects a number or rate based on at least one but fewer than five events

Because Kinship Care data are based on state fiscal year averages, population estimates for two years were averaged to calculate a Kinship Care participation rate per 1,000 children. 

Updated September 7, 2022.