; Whereas much remains to be done to ensure that all children have a safe, loving, nurturing, and permanent family, regardless of age or special needs; Whereas, during the COVID–19 pandemic, kinship caregivers who are often older grandparents with health vulnerabilities are parenting children in their homes, often without supports; Whereas, since more that 40 States and the District of Columbia have over 300 laws related to kinship caregiving and there are many Federal child welfare laws, it is clear that kinship care is acknowledged as the nationally accepted term for grandparents, relatives, and fictive kin who are caring for children; Whereas over 40 States are implementing kinship navigator services that support kinship caregivers who are not foster parents; and Whereas States increasingly rely on kin as foster parents, and are working to increase the percentages of kinship foster care: Now, therefore, be it