Children's Home Network

Capacity Building Activities

Build Infrastructure

• Explore the assets in the community supporting kinship care
• Review policies and procedures impacting kinship
• Identify champions who can provide leadership in implementation for kinship navigation
• Replicate the Children's Home Network Kinship Navigation model through training, coaching, evaluation, and partnership

Develop Knowledge and Skills

• Assess current workforce on their knowledge on kinship principles and practices
• Identify other areas in the existing system which promote kinship to build sustainable support
• Train partners for improved practice with kinship
• Mentor, coach and consult to promote a learning organization

Assess Culture and Climate

• Assess organizational readiness for implementation
• Develop a shared vision and identity

Assess Readiness

• Assess motivation and the willingness of an organization to change and adapt kinship navigation.
• This includes beliefs, attitudes, and commitment to kinship families.
• Assess general capacity, including leadership, staff, and structures in place to implement kinship navigation.
• Assess kinship navigation specific capacity, including technical and evaluation specific support.