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.
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We know grandfamilies are out there. How do we find them?
Grandfamilies outside the foster care system often describe feeling alone, with nowhere to turn when grandchildren or other kin come into their care. This can be frustrating, because we’re out here with resources to offer. Here are ideas for connecting with families who need those resources.
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Grandfamilies and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) This document shares answers to frequently asked questions from grandfamilies and kinship families, so that you can better understand the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and your options.
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Kin-Finding Toolkit
This Kin-Finding Toolkit features promising practices that have been helping child welfare agencies across the country increase their kin placement rates. Every practice comes with the necessary real-world tools, such as sample policy language and forms. Take away new strategies and resources to adapt for your own system or organization.
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Identifying and Engaging Untapped Partners to Support Kinship/
Grandfamilies This tip sheet provides strategies for building a repertoire of community resources and identifying, engaging, navigating, and maintaining new community connections that will sustain families over time. Use this as a quick reference tool to identify additional community partners that may not immediately come to mind when providing services to kinship families.
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Getting the Child You Love the Educational Support They Need
A Network Monthly Resource: August 2023 As a grandparent, other relative, or family friend raising a child whose parents are unable to do so, your…
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Black Kinship Families and the High Cost of Loving
This video presents three separate conversations between Karyne Jones – the President and CEO of the National Caucus & Center on Black Aging, Inc. (NCBA) –…
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School Breakfast and Lunch Programs for Grandfamilies and Kinship Families
With the sudden increase in household and caregiving expenses, some grandfamilies and kinship families may face struggles with getting the food they need.
