Kinship

This tool is designed to help states and tribes compare their licensing standards with both the Children's Bureau national model and the NARA model family foster home licensing standards. DOWNLOAD:... (Read more)

Generations United webinar on Improving State and Tribal Foster Family Home Licensing Standards: Complying with the Family First Prevention Services Act’s Licensing Requirements. Webinar on how and why to comply... (Read more)

The Children’s Bureau released final National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards , as required by the Family First Prevention Services Act. See Generations United’s FAQ on the National Model,... (Read more)

This brief focuses on adoption and guardianship for children in kinship foster care, so that these children can exit foster care into permanent families. Provides general information about the options... (Read more)

Provides an overview about how the Family First Act benefits kinship families. Gives guidance to advocates about how to help their jurisdiction receive the full benefits of the Act. Includes... (Read more)

Generations United responds to inaccuracies about the Family First Prevention Services Act that were included in an article in USA Today, which was first posted by StateLine. View Article(Read more)

This webinar walks participants through the key provisions of Family First including: kinship navigator programs; services to kinship caregivers, children, and birth parents to prevent children from entering foster care,... (Read more)

Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) values meaningful engagement with our partners and the people we serve because we must work together to achieve the best outcomes. CDHS has gathered... (Read more)

Kinship navigator programs provide information, referral, and follow-up services to grandparents and other relatives raising children to link them to the benefits and supports that they and/or the children need... (Read more)

The federal Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First Act), enacted in February 2018, includes many child welfare system reforms that support children, parents, and kinship caregivers. This tool highlights... (Read more)