Showing 1–10 of 13 results
This resource provides judicial questions and considerations that promote both legal compliance and better outcomes for Indian children and families.
Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 to protect the best interests of Indian children and promote the stability of families and Tribes by setting minimum standards for state child custody proceedings involving an Indian child.
The goal of this piece is to provide replicable ideas to others wanting to provide supportive legal assistance to kinship families in their communities.
Learn replicable ideas and strategies to provide supportive legal assistance to kinship families in your community through legal education and resources, brief legal services, and legal representation.
If you are a Native parent or relative caregiver of a child who was removed from their parents by a state child welfare system, this resource prepared by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is for you.
DC KinCare Alliance serves low-income kin caregivers who raise DC children when the children’s parents are unable to care for them.
The Kinship Care Project at Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. provides free legal representation to eligible grandparents and other kin caregivers in the five-county metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia area.
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.
The following list contains examples of resource guides for kinship families and those who serve them.
Grandfamily and kinship caregivers may have concerns about legal issues and the paperwork needed to access supports. Here are some common questions and answers.
