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Need to establish and run an effective kinship care program?
Chapin Hall can help. A new resource shows you how.

Featured Work
Kinship Care Leads to Better Outcomes for Children
Chapin Hall policy experts partner with jurisdictions and organizations to develop, implement, and evaluate kinship navigator programs.
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Key Research
Chapin Hall Work

Key Research

Language Program Shows Improved Student Communication and Confidence
Chapin Hall evaluated a cohort of Language for Scholars participants at two Chicago high schools in 2025.
2026
Aligning Systems to Improve Early Care and Education Access for Children Involved with Child Welfare
This report examines how to improve early childhood education for children involved with the child welfare system.
2026
Evaluating Guaranteed Income Pilots in San Francisco and Alameda County
A series of briefs that report findings from evaluations of guaranteed income pilots for young people who aged out of extended foster care.
2026
Trending Work

Trending Work

Family Engagement
Blue Sky Possibilities Framework
Practice
A Decade of Transformation in Maryland Child Welfare
Youth Homelessness
Building a Youth-Centered System to Address Homelessness in Chicagoland
Practice
Driving Change in Adoption
Youth Voice

Youth Voice

The Language for Scholars program is designed to improve and strengthen the everyday communication skills of teens and young adults so they can succeed in the classroom and in their personal and professional lives. A new Chapin Hall evaluation finds strong, positive results among participants.

Our Experts

Our Experts

Family Engagement
Blue Sky Possibilities Framework
Too often, families and communities have limited opportunities to shape the systems and services that affect them. What new possibilities could emerge if the people… Read More
Donna L. Wilson
Systems Improvement
California Prevention Services Continuous Quality Improvement Initiative
Chapin Hall is partnering with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to build, implement, and sustain a comprehensive Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) system… Read More
Heather Reed-Martinez
Child Welfare
Supporting Strategic Efforts in Illinois Child Welfare
Chapin Hall, a national leader in child welfare for more than 30 years, counts among its assets a highly motivated, extremely effective multidisciplinary workforce; trusted… Read More
Shaun Lane
Connecting Research to Action

Connecting Research to Action

Decision makers like caseworkers, community leaders, agency directors, and legislators need to know what works to improve the lives of families, especially those experiencing disproportionate exposure to adversity. That’s where Chapin Hall steps in. Chapin Hall combines rigorous research to generate evidence and supports implementation of tested methods in the field. Experts work alongside community and agency partners to apply evidence to build more effective services and systems and better serve children, youth, and families.
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