A resource that includes a summary and rationale for each of the Act’s provisions and answers a number of questions being asked about its implementation.  An implementation timeline of the Act’s various provisions is also included. This brief is a collaborative effort of the Children’s Defense Fund, Child Welfare League of America, First Focus, Generations United, Foster Family-based Treatment Association and Voice for Adoption. It will be updated as additional questions or clarification come forward and further issuances from the Children’s Bureau are released (2015).

Summary and analysis of foster care licensing standards in all states and the impact of such standards on relatives seeking licensure, from Generations United, ABA Center on Children and the Law, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2013).

This policy brief by Generations United explores a checklist of specific policies, programs, and policies that can help state and community policymakers and advocates improve grandfamilies' access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (2014).

An article by Professor Angelique Day  (2017).

Paper based on interviews with more than 40 agencies across 10 states which outlines the key challenges and success factors to increasing kinship care placements and summarizes how technology can help practitioners better identify and engage kin and save worker time.