Benefits of Kinship Placement Benefits of Kinship Placement Social science support for your in-court and out-of-court legal advocacy: A tool for lawyers Anonym / Friday, August 5, 2022 0 0 This toolkit was developed to support child and parent attorneys' advocacy for kinship placements for their clients/client’s children through trial and appellate advocacy, as well as outside of the court setting. This toolkit includes federal and state law and policy resources, and a comprehensive overview of social science articles and research studies on the benefits of kinship care. Read more
California Resource Family Approval Toolkit California Resource Family Approval Toolkit SuperUser Account / Wednesday, March 9, 2022 0 0 The Alliance for Children’s Rights, the Step Up Coalition, and a wide range of state and local partners created a Resource Family Approval Toolkit designed to help walk California caregivers through the newly implemented Resource Family Approval process (2017). Read more
Children's Bureau Information Memorandum (ACYF-CB-IM-20-03) Children's Bureau Information Memorandum (ACYF-CB-IM-20-03) SuperUser Account / Wednesday, March 9, 2022 0 0 Informs Title IV-E agencies on how to use CCWIS, non-CCWIS information systems, websites, and applications to recruitment, approval and retention of foster homes. The IM focuses on foster family homes, kinship homes and pre-adoptive homes. February 10, 2020. Read more
D.O. vs. Glisson Summary D.O. vs. Glisson Summary SuperUser Account / Wednesday, March 9, 2022 0 0 Summary and implications of a Kentucky case sent to the U.S. Supreme Court. Since the Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal, the earlier ruling from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stands. The court ruled that the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services must pay relatives who take in foster children even if not fully licensed (2017). Read more
Foster and Kinship Parent Recruitment and Support Best Practice Inventory Foster and Kinship Parent Recruitment and Support Best Practice Inventory SuperUser Account / Wednesday, March 9, 2022 0 0 This best practice guide for foster and kinship parent recruitment, produced by ChildFocus and the Redlich Horwitz Foundation, was developed to provide counties and provider agencies with new ideas and proven tools to improve their retention and support practices for foster parents (2017). Read more