Transforming Foster Care: What the September 2023 Rule Means
An important federal rule for title IV-E child welfare agencies around the country has changed to support kinship families in the foster care system.
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Navigating Family Dynamics in Kinship Families: Tips for Service Providers
Dr. Joseph Crumbley offers strategies to be used to help kin/grandfamily caregivers adjust and adapt as they navigate new family dynamics in their role as primary caregivers.
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Supporting Kinship Families of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
Like all kinship families, kinship families of unaccompanied immigrant children need support in managing the challenges that come with caring for the sudden and often unexpected placement of a child.
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Housing Developments for Grandfamilies
The following list contains housing developments for grandfamilies. The list is being added to as more housing developments come to our attention.
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How to Leverage the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey to Learn More about Children in Kinship Families
Utilizing opportunities to draw on existing data can be a cost-effective way to support program and planning efforts for children and caregivers.
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Planning for the "What-Ifs"
New responsibilities for children often bring new concerns for the future for older kin caregivers. You can help grandfamilies make the plans they need to put their minds at ease.
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Funding Toolkit
In this resource, you will find tips and tools to identify and secure funding for your kinship services.
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Resource Guides for Kin Caregivers and Those Who Work with Them
The following list contains examples of resource guides for kinship families and those who serve them.
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New Federal Rule Supports Kinship Families in Foster Care
On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a final rule that explicitly gives all Title IV-E child welfare agencies the option to use kin-specific foster care licensing or approval standards and encourages them to limit those standards to federal safety requirements.
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Kinship Services in Tribal Child Welfare Policy Toolkit
This toolkit, developed by our partners at the National Indian Child Welfare Association, has two parts. Part one examines several issues that tribal child welfare programs might want to consider in drafting policies and procedures with regard to the engagement of extended families in services and the support of relatives/kin who step into parenting roles, whether inside or outside of the formal child welfare system. Part two provides policy guidance and sample trauma-informed language to support the development of tribally specific child welfare policy to address the identified issues outlined in part one.
