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Seizing the Opportunity: 10 Ways to Advance Equity Through Family First

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Advocacy Tools
The Center for the Study of Social Policy released a brief that outlines 10 opportunities for states to leverage Family First to both advance equity and promote better outcomes for... (Read more)

Strategic Planning in Child Welfare: Strategies for Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement

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Advocacy Tools
Engaging stakeholders in ongoing strategic planning, monitoring, and reporting efforts is crucial to child welfare agencies’ success in achieving their goals and improving outcomes for children, youth, and families. The... (Read more)

Kinship Services in Tribal Child Welfare Policy Toolkit

Data / Research
This toolkit, developed by our partners at the National Indian Child Welfare Association , has two parts. Part one examines several issues that tribal child welfare programs might want to... (Read more)
Kinship

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Support Children and Families in Foster Care

Implementation Strategies
In honor of National Kinship Care Month, the Administration released a historic package of regulations to ensure children in the child welfare system thrive. Read the factsheet from the White... (Read more)
Kinship

Child Safety Forward Implementation Study Final Report

Data / Research
This is the final evaluation report for Child Safety Forward , a four-year demonstration initiative that engaged five sites across the U.S. in research, planning, and implementation around strategies aimed... (Read more)
Overview / General

New Federal Rule Supports Kinship Families in Foster Care

Guidance
On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued a final rule that explicitly gives all Title IV-E child welfare agencies the option to use kin-specific... (Read more)
Kinship

Counties kick off Colorado Kinnected Kinship Navigator Program

News
September is National Kinship Care Month, and on Sept. 15, the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) hosted a kickoff event for the new Colorado Kinnected Kinship Navigator Program at... (Read more)
Kinship

Promoting Peer Support in Child Welfare

Data / Research
Peer support programs are crucial for children and families, particularly when children are removed from their parents, whether or not it is through the formal child welfare system. For children,... (Read more)
Overview / General

Connecting Generations: Finding Intergenerational Activities Within Your Community

Opinion
Intergenerational connections bring people of different generations together—typically children or youth and older adults, but these connections can bring adults of all ages together with older adults, too. Whatever the... (Read more)
Prevention
Overview / General
Kinship

Relevant Trainings for Kin Caregivers and Those Who Work with Them

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Data / Research
These trainings and curricula have not been reviewed or evaluated by the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network or Generations United and are not endorsed by these organizations. This list is... (Read more)
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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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FamilyFirstAct.org is a collaborative project between:

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
American Public Human Services Association
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Casey Family Programs
Child Trends
Child Focus
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Trust Fund Alliance
Evident Change
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 of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Indian Child Welfare Association
National Governors Association
Public Consulting Group
Within Our Reach 
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