Kinship care is not new. As Gerard Wallace pointed out, George Washington, the father of our country, was also a grandfather, caring for two of his grandchildren without a legal arrangement. It is past time, in 250 years, for our laws and services to catch up with the reality that 1 in 11 Americans will live in a kinship home at some point in their childhood. If the people caring for these children get the support they need, our society as a whole will benefit.