Southwest Idaho Area Agency on Aging’s Kinship Program: A Holistic Support for the Whole Family Southwest Idaho Area Agency on Aging’s Kinship Program: A Holistic Support for the Whole Family Thursday, March 21, 2024 0 0 14-minute video about the Southwest Idaho Area Agency on Aging’s Kinship Program. The program provides bilingual wrap-around services including case management, support groups, and family events. Read more
Special Kinship Edition of the American Bar Association's Child Law Practice (CLP) Special Kinship Edition of the American Bar Association's Child Law Practice (CLP) Tuesday, August 1, 2017 0 0 This publication contains articles on resources for grandparents raising the children of the opioid epidemic, working with immigrant kinship caregivers and more. CLP is a free online resource with practical articles tied to the ABA Center on Children and the Law's primary areas of work and may be accessed at www.childlawpractice.org. To sign up for CLP Alerts, send an email to clptoday@americanbar.org. Read more
State Educational and Health Care Consent Laws: ensure that children in grandfamilies can access fundamental services State Educational and Health Care Consent Laws: ensure that children in grandfamilies can access fundamental services Wednesday, October 1, 2014 0 0 Using specific examples and language from the states with educational and health care consent laws, these practical publications are designed to give policymakers and advocates the tools they need to pursue similar legislation or amend their existing state laws (2014). Read more
State Kinship Care Policies for Children that Come to the Attention of Child Welfare Agencies: Findings from the 2007 Casey Kinship Foster Care Policy Survey State Kinship Care Policies for Children that Come to the Attention of Child Welfare Agencies: Findings from the 2007 Casey Kinship Foster Care Policy Survey Monday, December 1, 2008 0 0 Summarizes key findings from the most recent survey of states’ kinship care policies. This study looks at the implications of states increasing their use of relatives to care for abused and neglected children to avoid having to take children into custody, from Child Trends (2008). Read more
State Kinship Foster Care Licensing and Payment Policies State Kinship Foster Care Licensing and Payment Policies Wednesday, March 9, 2022 0 0 Compares foster care licensing and payment policies by state, from Urban Institute (2003). Read more