Guidance, Implementation Strategies

Family First Kinship Checklist

This resource was developed by the ABA Center on Children and the Law, Casey Family Programs, Children’s Defense Fund, and Generations United to support Implementing Provisions that Support Kinship Families:... (Read more)

Published Mar 1, 2021

Strategies to Build Evidence for Kinship Navigator Programs Under the Family First Act
Advocacy Tools, Implementation Strategies

Strategies to Build Evidence for Kinship Navigator Programs Under the Family First Act

This brief identifies common challenges agencies face in building this evidence and suggests ways to address these challenges, including defining the program model; selecting a comparison group; ensuring an adequate... (Read more)

Published Mar 1, 2021

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Title IV-E Prevention Plan

Oregon's Five-Year Title IV-E Prevention Program Plan

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division Family First Prevention Services plan, also referred to Title IV-E Five Year Plan, outlines how the state will support families... (Read more)

Published Feb 26, 2021

Title IV-E Prevention Plan

Current Status of Approved/Submitted Title IV-E Prevention Program Five-Year Plans

This resource from the Children's Bureau provides status updates on the states, tribes and jurisdictions that have submitted or received approval for their Title IV-E Prevention Program 5-year plans. View... (Read more)

Published Feb 18, 2021

Program Instructions

ACYF-CB-PI-21-02 - Updated guidance on applying for FY 2022 CIP Funding

The Children’s Bureau has released Program Instruction ACYF-CB-PI-21-02. The purpose of this Program Instruction (PI) is to provide information on changes to the Court Improvement Program (CIP) that become effective... (Read more)

Published Feb 12, 2021

Guidance, Implementation Strategies

Maintenance of Effort Worksheet

Beginning in October 2019, states were be able to use federal Title IV-E funds for foster care prevention services and programs. The following guidance is intended to help states understand... (Read more)

Published Feb 10, 2021

Presentation/Webinar, Constituent Engagement

Grandfamilies and Kinship Care Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, February 9, 2021 Webinar

A 60-minute webinar highlighting the grandfamilies and kinship care provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, some of the most significant being those providing additional federal funds for kinship... (Read more)

Published Feb 9, 2021

News, Law / Summary

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021: Implications for Grandfamilies

Generations United created a brief summary of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, focused on the implications for kinship caregivers. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the... (Read more)

Published Feb 9, 2021

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Advocacy Tools

Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting Upstream Approaches

Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting Upstream Approaches developed by Prevent Child Abuse America is a highly accessible, actionable guide that takes recent science and current communications contexts into account, speaks to... (Read more)

Published Feb 1, 2021

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Advocacy Tools

Family-Centered Treatment 2021 White Paper on Reunification

Family-Centered Treatment 2021 White Paper on Reunification: Providing Hope and a Plan with Family-Centered Treatment highlights Key Components of Successful Reunification by honoring the family of origin, overcoming barriers, and... (Read more)

Published Feb 1, 2021