Improving Foster Care Licensing Standards around the United States: Using Research Findings to Effect Change Improving Foster Care Licensing Standards around the United States: Using Research Findings to Effect Change Friday, February 1, 2013 0 0 Summary and analysis of foster care licensing standards in all states and the impact of such standards on relatives seeking licensure, from Generations United, ABA Center on Children and the Law, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2013). Read more
Improving Grandfamilies’ Access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Improving Grandfamilies’ Access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Sunday, June 1, 2014 0 0 This policy brief by Generations United explores a checklist of specific policies, programs, and policies that can help state and community policymakers and advocates improve grandfamilies' access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (2014). Read more
Improving Support for Kinship/Grandfamilies: State Strategies for TANF Child-Only Grants and Related Assistance Improving Support for Kinship/Grandfamilies: State Strategies for TANF Child-Only Grants and Related Assistance Tuesday, July 29, 2025 0 2 Tip sheet developed by the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network which provides background information on TANF child-only grants, shares common barriers to TANF child-only access, and seeks to provide states with replicable practices and policies to improve access. Read more
Improving the Educational Well-being for Older Youth Placed with Kin: A Review of the Fostering Connections to Success and Improving Adoptions Act Improving the Educational Well-being for Older Youth Placed with Kin: A Review of the Fostering Connections to Success and Improving Adoptions Act Thursday, June 1, 2017 0 0 An article by Professor Angelique Day (2017). Read more
Increasing Kinship Care Placements and Support through better Family Finding and Engagement Increasing Kinship Care Placements and Support through better Family Finding and Engagement Friday, April 28, 2023 0 1 Paper based on interviews with more than 40 agencies across 10 states which outlines the key challenges and success factors to increasing kinship care placements and summarizes how technology can help practitioners better identify and engage kin and save worker time. Read more