Frequently Asked Questions: National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards Frequently Asked Questions: National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards Rohullah Sohrab Ghafoori / Tuesday, June 18, 2024 0 0 On February 4, 2019, the Children’s Bureau released final National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards (National Model), as required by the Family First Prevention Services Act. Read more
Draft Kin-Specific Foster Home Approval Standards Draft Kin-Specific Foster Home Approval Standards Heidi Epstein / Friday, April 12, 2024 0 1 Review these draft Kin-Specific Foster Home Approval Standards: Recommended Standards of National Organizations Version 1.0. Follow this link to go directly to the draft standards. Read more
Crosswalk Tool for Kin-Specific Standards Crosswalk Tool for Kin-Specific Standards Heidi Epstein / Friday, April 12, 2024 0 379 This crosswalk tool will assist title IV-E agencies compare their current licensing or approval standards with the Kin-Specific Foster Home Approval: Recommended Standards of National Organizations in an effort to identify areas of alignment and identify areas for change to align with these standards. Read more
Kin-Specific Licensing Progress Tracker Kin-Specific Licensing Progress Tracker Steven Jessen-Howard / Monday, April 8, 2024 0 0 Resource showing where states, territories, and tribes are in the process of adopting kin-specific licensing standards. The map and chart are current as of 7/15/24, and will be periodically updated. As of 7/15, the following have had their kin-specific licensing plans approved: Michigan, Nevada, Nebraska, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and Tennessee. Read more
Kin-Specific Licensing Webinar: Progress So Far Kin-Specific Licensing Webinar: Progress So Far Steven Jessen-Howard / Thursday, April 4, 2024 0 0 Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network page with links to webinar recording, presentation slides, and other resources about the progress that states and tribes have made in implementing kin-specific licensing standards. Learn from the experiences of three title IV-E agencies that are piloting the standards, and explore what to consider as you implement them in your state or tribe. Read more