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.
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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.
