土著亲属照料家庭面临更严重的贫穷和有限的支助,特别是人口大规模后的支助,促使GAO敦促国家提供标准化援助。 Indigenous kinship care families face higher poverty and limited support, especially post-pandemic, prompting GAO to urge standardized state aid.

一项新的政府问责局报告显示,土著亲属家庭——由亲属或近亲朋友抚养的儿童——面临重大困难,包括贫穷率较高和财政支助有限,特别是在新墨西哥州等部落民族和县。 A new Government Accountability Office report reveals that Indigenous kinship families—children raised by relatives or close family friends—face significant hardships, including higher poverty rates and limited financial support, especially in tribal nations and counties like those in New Mexico. 这种做法是一种长期保持家庭和文化联系的文化传统,往往涉及儿童在亲属和父母之间流动而不永久改变监护权的不固定安排。 The practice, a longstanding cultural tradition that maintains family and cultural ties, often involves fluid arrangements where children move between relatives and parents without permanent custody changes. 自艾滋病流行以来,生活费用不断上涨,儿童保育需求未得到满足,使挑战更加严峻,许多照料者不在正规寄养系统之列,因此获得的资源较少。 Since the pandemic, rising living costs and unmet childcare needs have worsened challenges, with many caregivers outside the formal foster care system and thus receiving fewer resources. GAO呼吁各国采取标准化支助方案,以更好地帮助这些家庭。 The GAO calls on states to adopt standardized support programs to better assist these families.