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Many relative caregivers outside the formal foster care system are raising children “informally” without a legal relationship, such as legal custody or guardianship.  Consequently, they often have  difficulty accessing educational services for the children in their care. This topic addresses state policy responses to assist these families in gaining access.

State Educational and Health Care Consent Laws: ensure that children in grandfamilies can access fundamental services

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Using specific examples and language from the states with educational and health care consent laws, these practical publications are designed to give policymakers and advocates the tools they need to pursue similar legislation or amend their existing state laws (2014). 

Grand Resources: A Grandparent’s and Other Relative’s Guide to Raising Children with Disabilities

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Generations United, with the support of the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, developed this guide to equip the caregivers, including those that provide full and part time care to relative children, with the national resources they need to help their children thrive, now and in the future (2013).

Education and COVID-19

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The Legal Center for Foster Care and Education has created several resources to assist local jurisdications with education for youth in foster care during the COIVD-19 pandemic.

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