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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.
Hear from four jurisdictions about their progress so far, lessons learned, and advice for agencies going live next.
Download the presentation View the webinar recording Kin-Specific Model Approval Standards Crosswalk tool Kin-Finding Toolkit What the September 2023 Rule Means Since the U.S. Administration…
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.
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.
Presented at the Regional Convening of the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center on May 17, 2022. Presented by Lindsey Jones, Foster…
Nebraska Relative/Kinship Caregivers Presented at the Regional Convening of the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center on June 16, 2022 Presented…
