Resources
| Resource Link . | What It Addresses . |
|---|---|
| http://www.childwelfare.gov/outofhome/kinship/support/navigator.cfm#statelocal | This resource from the Child Welfare Information Gateway provides information on kinship navigator programs. |
| http://www.childwelfare.gov/outofhome/kinship/support | This resource from the Child Welfare Information Gateway provides government data and resources on kinship care |
| http://www.grandfamilies.org | This site provides multiple resources for grandparents raising grandchildren. |
| www.casaforchildren.org | CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates for Children) provides legal advocacy for children in the child welfare system. |
| www.aap.org/fostercare | The AAP Healthy Foster Care America Web site features health information for children in all types of foster care. |
| https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/healthy-foster-care-america/Pages/Fostering-Health.aspx | Online version of the AAP manual Fostering Health: Health Care for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care. |
| http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/research-data-technology/reporting-systems/afcars | The Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System (AFCARS) is a data-collecting system within the Children’s Bureau of the Administration for Children & Families, in the federal Department of Health and Human Services. Data from across the United States on numerous child welfare issues are updated annually. |
| http://www.nrcpfc.org/fostering_connections/ | Fostering Connections is a 2008 federal law designed to improve outcomes for children in foster care by promoting permanency, improving health care, stabilizing educational supports, and extending more services to American Indian/Alaska Native children. |
| http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/data/making-it-work.html | This report from a collaborative of child welfare agencies examines promising practices in kinship care under the Fostering Connections kinship care provisions. |
| http://www.nrcpfc.org/fostering_connections/download/Kinship_Care_&_Fostering_Connections_Act_KimHertz.pdf | This information packet from the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) focuses on kinship care as it relates to the Fostering Connections Act. It provides a summary, facts, and statistics on factors that account for the increase in kinship placements as well as the benefits of kinship placements, an overview of policy and legislation and links to related resources and examples, select best practices and model programs, and descriptions and links to online resources. |
| https://www.childwelfare.gov/outofhome/kinship | The Child Welfare Information Gateway of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children & Families has a wealth of information available on all aspects of child welfare practice. The section on kinship care contains numerous resources and links to information, programs, and resources related to kinship care. |
| Resource Link . | What It Addresses . |
|---|---|
| http://www.childwelfare.gov/outofhome/kinship/support/navigator.cfm#statelocal | This resource from the Child Welfare Information Gateway provides information on kinship navigator programs. |
| http://www.childwelfare.gov/outofhome/kinship/support | This resource from the Child Welfare Information Gateway provides government data and resources on kinship care |
| http://www.grandfamilies.org | This site provides multiple resources for grandparents raising grandchildren. |
| www.casaforchildren.org | CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates for Children) provides legal advocacy for children in the child welfare system. |
| www.aap.org/fostercare | The AAP Healthy Foster Care America Web site features health information for children in all types of foster care. |
| https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/healthy-foster-care-america/Pages/Fostering-Health.aspx | Online version of the AAP manual Fostering Health: Health Care for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care. |
| http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/research-data-technology/reporting-systems/afcars | The Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System (AFCARS) is a data-collecting system within the Children’s Bureau of the Administration for Children & Families, in the federal Department of Health and Human Services. Data from across the United States on numerous child welfare issues are updated annually. |
| http://www.nrcpfc.org/fostering_connections/ | Fostering Connections is a 2008 federal law designed to improve outcomes for children in foster care by promoting permanency, improving health care, stabilizing educational supports, and extending more services to American Indian/Alaska Native children. |
| http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/data/making-it-work.html | This report from a collaborative of child welfare agencies examines promising practices in kinship care under the Fostering Connections kinship care provisions. |
| http://www.nrcpfc.org/fostering_connections/download/Kinship_Care_&_Fostering_Connections_Act_KimHertz.pdf | This information packet from the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (NRCPFC) focuses on kinship care as it relates to the Fostering Connections Act. It provides a summary, facts, and statistics on factors that account for the increase in kinship placements as well as the benefits of kinship placements, an overview of policy and legislation and links to related resources and examples, select best practices and model programs, and descriptions and links to online resources. |
| https://www.childwelfare.gov/outofhome/kinship | The Child Welfare Information Gateway of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children & Families has a wealth of information available on all aspects of child welfare practice. The section on kinship care contains numerous resources and links to information, programs, and resources related to kinship care. |