Legal Service Models for Kin Caregivers
The goal of this piece is to provide replicable ideas to others wanting to provide supportive legal assistance to kinship families in their communities.
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Kin‑Specific Foster Home Approval
The Kin-Specific Foster Home Approval Standards were created to assist title IV-E child welfare agencies implement the commonsense flexibility of a federal rule allowing agencies to use separate, tailored foster care standards for grandparents and other kin.
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Leveraging Family Resource Centers to Support Kinship Families
Key takeaways from learning collaboratives in three states that explored increased collaboration between kinship navigators and Family Resource Centers.
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Setting Up a Grandfamily Council: 10 Tips
Creating a robust, active grandfamily council ensures that your programming meets the needs of the kin caregivers you serve.
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How to Build Capacity to Attract Funding for Smaller Kinship and Peer-Led Organizations
Within the continuum of kinship service providers, smaller, peer-led groups and organizations play an important role in ensuring caregivers receive access to needed support and resources.
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Kinship Peer Mentoring
Kinship peer mentoring can provide a sense of support and understanding to kin caregivers who wish to learn from someone who has experienced a similar caregiving situation.
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Funding Kinship Services: A Primer on Federal Funding Sources
This primer was produced to offer service providers in public, private, nonprofit, and community-based organizations basic information about federal programs that can be used to finance kinship services and programs.
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Formula Grants
Formula grants are funds distributed to states, territories, tribes, local governments, or intermediary entities.
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Discretionary Grants
Discretionary grants are competitive grants usually awarded based on an application process.
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Entitlements
Entitlements are a mechanism of federal funding provided based on the needs of eligible individuals, generally in the form of reimbursement to states, territories, tribes, and localities.
