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Family First Kinship Checklist

Guidance
Implementation Strategies
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)
Kinship

2020 State of Grandfamilies in America Annual Report: Facing a Pandemic: Grandfamilies Living Together During COVID-19 and Thriving Beyond

Presentation/Webinar
Constituent Engagement
Released by Generations United, Facing a Pandemic: Families Living Together During COVID-19 and Thriving Beyond is the 2020 State of Grandfamilies in America Annual Report. This report elevates the unique... (Read more)
Kinship

Racial Equity Toolkit Featuring African American Grandfamilies

Advocacy Tools
Generations United released a new toolkit that feature grandfamilies-related content on the racism, bias and justice in the juvenile justice system, policing and courts and how it impacts African American... (Read more)

Racial Equity Toolkit Featuring American Indian and Alaskan Native Grandfamilies

Advocacy Tools
Generations United released a new toolkit that feature grandfamilies-related content on the racism, bias and justice in the juvenile justice system, policing and courts and how it impacts American Indian... (Read more)

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

Presentation/Webinar
Constituent Engagement
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)
COVID-19
Kinship

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021: Implications for Grandfamilies

News
Law / Summary
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)
COVID-19
Kinship

Grandfamilies Share Stories of COVID-19 Hardships and Hope

Real Story
In summer 2020, StoryCorps recorded these conversations as part of a project that focused on helping us understand the unique impacts COVID-19 is having on various types of families, including... (Read more)
Kinship

Support for kinship care is an investment that can benefit families and children

Advocacy Tools
Opinion
Real Story
In this Des Moines Register Opinion piece, Andreah Moyer-Stevens, a kinship caregiver, foster and adoptive parent writes about the value of investing in kinship families. Read her firsthand story here... (Read more)
Kinship

CARES Act and Grandfamilies

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Advocacy Tools
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act known as the ‘‘CARES Act’’ authorized more than $2 trillion to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for individuals, governments, nonprofit... (Read more)
COVID-19

Generations United COVID-19 Resources

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Advocacy Tools
Generations United is actively monitoring the evolving situation presented by COVID-19 and its impact on intergenerational connections around the world. They will share responses and resources here.(Read more)
COVID-19
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American Academy of Pediatrics American Bar Association American Public Human Services Association Annie E. Casey Foundation Birth Parent National Network Casey Family Programs Chapin Hall Child Focus Children's Defense Fund Children's Trust Fund Alliance Child Trends Family Centered Treatment Foundation Family Focused Treatment Association Federal HHS/ACYF/CB Foster Care Alumni of America FosterClub Generations United Juvenile Law Center Mathematica National Association of Counsel for Children National Conference of State Legislatures National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges National Council on Crime & Deliquency National Governors Association National Indian Child Welfare Association Other Public Consulting Group Senate / Congress Within Our Reach Youth Villages

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Adoption Assistance Child Fatalities Courts COVID-19 Evidence-Based Practice Interstate Placement / NEICE Juvenile Justice Kinship Older Youth / Chafee Overview / General Pregnant & Parenting Prevention QRTP / Congregate Care

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American Academy of Pediatrics
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
American Public Human Services Association
Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Child Trends
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Children's Defense Fund
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Family Centered Treatment Foundation
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Foster Care Alumni of America

FosterClub
Generations United
Juvenile Law Center
Mathematica
National Association of Counsel for Children
National Council on Crime & Delinquency
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Indian Child Welfare Association
National Governors Association
Public Consulting Group
Within Our Reach 
Youth Villages

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