Kinship Resources

A publication release webinar highlighting historic reforms to the child welfare system to better support children, families and relative caregivers as a result of the Family First Prevention Services Act (passed into law February 2018).

Currently, 36 states, the District of Columbia and 11 tribes operate Title IV-E Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP). States and tribes operating a federal Title IV-E GAP can use recent reforms to further strengthen their existing programs to support families. On this webinar you will learn how states and tribes that have not yet taken advantage of the federal Title IV-E Guardian Assistance Program option might favorably consider new opportunities to improve the array of supports to children and their families.

Power Point Slides

Recording

This webinar provides an overview of the Family First Prevention Services Act: Implementing the Provisions that Support Kinship Families Checklist that lays out the necessary steps for effective implementation of the kinship provisions of the Family First Act, including kinship navigator programs. 

Power Point Slides

Recording

This second in a series of Family First briefs focuses on Leveraging the Family First Prevention Services Act to Improve Use of Title IV-E GAP in states and tribes.  This brief contains an analysis on the impact of this new law on GAP  and provides action steps to promote its use for children in relative care.