Kinship care may be formal and involve a training and licensure process for the caregivers,
along with monthly subsidies to help defray the costs of caring for the
child, or may include voluntary or mediated kin caregivers referring to those relative caregivers caring for
children following a
child welfare agency assessment to ensure the safety and suitability of the home, or informal caregivers, referring to those relative caregivers caring for
children privately, without the involvement of
child welfare or other government
agencies.