California Resource Family Approval Toolkit California Resource Family Approval Toolkit SuperUser Account / Wednesday, February 1, 2017 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
Placing Children with Relatives: The Case for a Clear Rationale for a Seperate Foster Care Licensing Standards, Background Check Procedures, and Improved Relative Placement Statues in Alaska Placing Children with Relatives: The Case for a Clear Rationale for a Seperate Foster Care Licensing Standards, Background Check Procedures, and Improved Relative Placement Statues in Alaska SuperUser Account / Thursday, June 1, 2017 0 0 Law review article by Courtney Lewis on how Alaska could improve outcomes for families, including adopting the Model Family Foster Home Licensing Standards and revising the state relative placement laws (2017). Read more
D.O. vs. Glisson Summary D.O. vs. Glisson Summary SuperUser Account / Monday, July 17, 2017 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
Immigrant Caregivers: The Implications of Immigration Status on Foster Care Licensure Immigrant Caregivers: The Implications of Immigration Status on Foster Care Licensure SuperUser Account / Friday, June 2, 2017 0 0 This fact sheet reviews state licensing standards related to immigrant caregivers serving as placement resources for children in the child welfare system. Summary of fact sheet also available here (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 / Monday, July 31, 2017 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