This film, developed by CWLA and the NYS Kinship Navigator, portrays the compelling and inspiring stories of three kinship families and the love and devotion they show to their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In a rare moment of recognition and validation, kinship caregivers see their story represented on screen. The film is a critical tool to help inspire, educate and energize human services agencies, caregivers, and policy makers.

If you are interested in more information on renting the film, please visit the CWLA bookstore.  The rental price is $19.95.

This ABA Center on Children and the Law resource helps child welfare professionals understand the key provisions, how to use the Act in legal advocacy and judicial decision making, and implementation strategies to better servie children and families. 

A partnership between Casey Family Programs, the ABA Center on Children and the Law, the Children’s Law Center of CA and the WA Office of Public Defense, has produced a new resource page for the legal field during the COVID-19 pandemic. The resource page offers concrete practice tips for how to deliver high-quality legal representation during the ongoing public health crisis.

Law review article by Megan Schmidt in the University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review. The article explores hidden foster care in the U.S. during the COVID era, and offers an approach to balance the inevitable tension that surfaces when child welfare agencies push for “under the table” removals while impoverished families try to stay together.

Alliance for Children's Rights and Lincoln Advocacy report exploring the scope of issues created when child welfare professionals bypass juvenile court for children at risk of entering foster care. The report summarizes information from focus group discussions and a survey of impacted individuals, including diverted families, child welfare workers, kinship service providers, minors’ and parents’ counsel, and social services agency staff across California. The report also incorporates recent research and policy analysis in the form of recommendations to better support children and families.