This link downloads an Excel crosswalk tool to help 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.

Fact sheet created by the Congressional Research Service presenting data about kinship care and families in the U.S.

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).

This Foundation is dedicated exclusively to finding permanent homes and loving families for children waiting in North America’s foster care systems. Created by Wendy’s® founder Dave Thomas who was adopted, the Foundation implements evidence-based, results-driven national service programs, foster care adoption awareness campaigns and innovative grantmaking.

Through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption's Wendy's Wonderful Kids® program, adoption recruiters use an evidence-based, child-focused model to find the right family for every child. Conducting a diligent search of a child's network — including family, friends, teachers, coaches, neighbors, etc. — is a key component of the model. Hear from Wendy's Wonderful Kids recruiter Macie about this process of making connections on the path to legal permanency.