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A searchable database of laws and legislation affecting grandfamilies both inside and outside the foster care system for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

 

 

 

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The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Center compiles free and online legal resources in support of grandfamilies within and outside the child welfare system.

 

 

Publications

View our publications that support grandfamilies including: Model Family Foster Home Licensing Standards, Using the Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP), and Relative Foster Care Licensing Waivers in States.

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2023 Update - Children Thrive in Grandfamilies

2023 Update - Children Thrive in Grandfamilies

Children Thrive in Grandfamilies Fact Sheet, a resource updated by Generations United, provides key facts about how children do in the care of relatives and a list of research articles to support the facts. 2023. 
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2022 Kinship Promising Practices

2022 Kinship Promising Practices

This brief provides kinship practice examples from across the country, organized by seven main topics, to help jurisdictions change policy and practice to promote kin placement and permanency, and successfully implement a kin-first culture shift.
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2022 State of Grandfamilies - Together at the Table: Supporting the Nutrition, Health, and Well-Being of Grandfamilies

2022 State of Grandfamilies - Together at the Table: Supporting the Nutrition, Health, and Well-Being of Grandfamilies

The 2022 State of Grandfamilies Report –  Together at the Table: Supporting the Nutrition, Health, and Well-Being of Grandfamilies includes the latest findings on grandfamilies facing high rates of hunger and food insecurity, as well as policy recommendations to help feed grandfamilies.
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Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP): Barriers and Key Considerations

Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP): Barriers and Key Considerations

This brief outlines key considerations when addressing barriers to GAP participation and promoting a kin-first culture. These considerations were informed by regional convenings held in June 2021 of more than 200 representatives from 44 states, four tribes, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.
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Special Kinship Edition of the American Bar Association's Child Law Practice (CLP)

Special Kinship Edition of the American Bar Association's Child Law Practice (CLP)

This publication contains articles on resources for grandparents raising the children of the opioid epidemic, working with immigrant kinship caregivers and more. CLP is a free online resource with practical articles tied to the ABA Center on Children and the Law's primary areas of work and may be accessed at www.childlawpractice.org. To sign up for CLP Alerts, send an email to clptoday@americanbar.org. 
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Kinship Caregiving Options: Considerations for Caregivers

Kinship Caregiving Options: Considerations for Caregivers

This publication developed by ABA Center on Children and the Law, Children’s Defense Fund, and Generations United helps kinship families and the professionals who assist them compare caregiving options. It provides a broad, national overview about the choices and considerations to help caregivers make informed decisions about the pathways to pursue (2022). A webinar of this tool can be viewed here.      
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Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (SGRG) Act Initial Report to Congress

Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (SGRG) Act Initial Report to Congress

On November 16, 2021, the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren delivered its initial report to Congress. It includes a comprehensive review of the joys, challenges, gaps, and unmet needs and 22 recommendations for how the federal government, states, tribes, territories, and communities—in partnership with the private sector—can better support kin and grandparent caregivers.
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Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center

Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center

Generations United is operating the Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center,* funded through a five-year cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living (ACL).
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Family First Prevention Services Act Kinship Checklist

Family First Prevention Services Act Kinship Checklist

The Family First Prevention Services Act: Implementing the Provisions that Support Kinship Families Checklist, created in a partnership between the ABA Center on Children and the Law, Casey Family Programs, Children’s Defense Fund and Generations United, is designed to describe the necessary steps for effective implementation of the federal requirements of the kinship provisions of the Family First Act.
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Generations United Racial Equity Toolkits

Generations United Racial Equity Toolkits

Generations United released two new racial equity tool kits that feature grandfamilies-related content on the racism, bias and justice in the juvenile justice system, policing and courts and how it impacts Black and Brown people. The first, created in partnership with the National Indian Child Welfare Association, focuses on American Indian and Alaskan Native grandfamilies. The other focuses on African American grandfamilies. 
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