Editable version of the crosswalk tool developed to allow states to compare their current foster care licensing standards with the Model National Family Foster Home Licensing Standards and the NARA Model Licensing Standards.  Updated 2019.

This crosswalk tool will assist title IV-E agencies compare their current licensing or approval standards with the Kin-Specific Foster Home Approval: Recommended Standards of National Organizations in an effort to identify areas of alignment and identify areas for change to align with these standards.

Fact sheet created by the Congressional Research Service presenting data about kinship care and families in the U.S.

Summary and implications of a Kentucky case sent to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Since the Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal, the earlier ruling from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stands. The court ruled that the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services must pay relatives who take in foster children even if not fully licensed (2017).

This Foundation is dedicated exclusively to finding permanent homes and loving families for children waiting in North America’s foster care systems. Created by Wendy’s® founder Dave Thomas who was adopted, the Foundation implements evidence-based, results-driven national service programs, foster care adoption awareness campaigns and innovative grantmaking.