Guardianship Assistance Resources

In October 2008, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act unanimously became federal law. Among its many provisions, for the first time, it gives all states the option to use funds through Federal Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (Title IV-E) to finance guardianship assistance -- otherwise known as subsidized guardianship -- to enable children in the care of grandparents and other relatives to exit foster care into permanent homes.

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Adoption and Guardianship Brief, National and State Charts

Exploring the Role of Guardianship in Effective and Equitable Permanency

Report on the Professional Interview Study

Monday, July 17, 2023 0 693

This brief by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, School of Social Work, reports on a professional interview study on subsidized guardianship, to help both increase permanency rates and reduce racial disparity. The study includes the circumstances in which guardianship is considered, challenges to achieving permanency through guardianship, and the role of race. March 2023.

Leveraging the Family First Prevention Services Act to Improve Use of Title IV-E GAP

Monday, November 4, 2019 0 3

This second in a series of Family First briefs focuses on Leveraging the Family First Prevention Services Act to Improve Use of Title IV-E GAP in states and tribes. This brief contains an analysis on the impact of this new law on GAP and provides action steps to promote its use for children in relative care.

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