Prioritizing Black Kinship Caregivers’ Health Means Reducing Their Stress Prioritizing Black Kinship Caregivers’ Health Means Reducing Their Stress Tuesday, September 30, 2025 0 0 Child Trends brief by Tyreasa Washington and Dominique Martinez that examines stress faced by Black kinship caregivers and its negative impact on their health. The brief offers recommendations to use protective community resources to expand or develop culturally relevant preventions and interventions and health services that improve Black kinship caregivers’ stress levels and reduce their risk of health challenges. Read more
Program Instruction (ACYF-CB-PI-14-06) Program Instruction (ACYF-CB-PI-14-06) Tuesday, March 8, 2022 0 0 Instruction from the Children's Bureau on some of the changes to the title IV-E plan requirements as a result of the Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act (2014). Read more
Program Instruction and Attachments - ACYF-CB-PI-23-10: Title IV-E Plan Amendment - Separate Licensing Standards for Relative or Kinship Foster Family Homes Program Instruction and Attachments - ACYF-CB-PI-23-10: Title IV-E Plan Amendment - Separate Licensing Standards for Relative or Kinship Foster Family Homes Wednesday, October 11, 2023 0 0 Administration for Children and Families Program Instruction to provide instruction and attachements to title IV-E agencies on title IV-E plan amendments resulting from the promulgation of Separate Licensing Standards for Relative or Kinship Foster Family Homes (88 FR 66700). Read more
Program Instruction on Fostering Connections issued (July 9, 2010) Program Instruction on Fostering Connections issued (July 9, 2010) Tuesday, March 8, 2022 0 0 Historical guidance from the Children's Bureau on the implementation of the Fostering Connection Act. Read more
Program Standards for Treatment Foster Care Program Standards for Treatment Foster Care Wednesday, May 1, 2019 0 0 These standards developed by the Foster Family-based Treatment Association, are designed to assist agencies in the development of quality Treatment Foster Care services for children, youth, and families. (2013) Read more