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Generations United

LGBTQ2S+ Support LEAB Discussion Report

Constituent Engagement
The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the recent Lived Experience Advisory Board discussion on understanding & supporting LGBTQ2S+ youth in foster care. The discussion highlighted... (Read more)
Prevention
Overview / General

LGBTQ2S+ Support Share Your Perspective Paper

Constituent Engagement
The Family Voices United campaign surveyed birth parents, kinship caregivers, foster/resource and adoptive parents, and young people with experience in the child welfare system across the country to compile their... (Read more)
Prevention
Overview / General

Family Reunification LEAB Report

Constituent Engagement
Child welfare is a complex and deeply sensitive field, where the lives of vulnerable children intersect with the intricacies of family dynamics and societal support systems. In the pursuit of... (Read more)
Prevention
Overview / General

Strengthening Cultural Responsiveness in Intergenerational Programs

Constituent Engagement
Implementation Strategies
As part of Generations United’s diverse intergenerational programs initiative, we commissioned this report to highlight the intentional and creative ways that organizations are combatting systemic racism by prioritizing the voices... (Read more)
Overview / General

Intergenerational Evaluation Toolkit

Data / Research
The Intergenerational Evaluation Toolkit represents over 15 years of collaborative research by Dr. Jarrott and is a companion piece to two reports from Generations United and The Eisner Foundation on... (Read more)
Kinship

GRANDFACTS: EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS FACT SHEET FOR KINSHIP/GRANDFAMILIES

Constituent Engagement
This fact sheet includes national data and information on Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) tribal-specific programs that can assist kinship/grandfamilies. GrandFacts fact sheets for each state and the District... (Read more)
Kinship

Grandfamily Caregiver Tip Sheets

Constituent Engagement
Implementation Strategies
Generations United with support from our partner Humana, developed tip sheets on self-care and youth mental health for grandfamily caregivers See all the tip sheets here .(Read more)
Kinship

Together at the Table: Supporting the Nutrition, Health, and Well-Being of Grandfamilies

Data / Research
There are more than 2.5 million children in the U.S. growing up in “grandfamilies,” meaning they are being raised by relatives (grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, etc.) or close family friends... (Read more)
Kinship

Tip Sheet- African American Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive through Connection to Family and Culture

Data / Research
Implementation Strategies
This resource is designed as a quick reference tool for kinship care service providers and advocates, meant to help them design and provide culturally sensitive services to grandfamilies and kinship... (Read more)
Kinship

Let’s Talk About It: Supporting Grandfamilies’ Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Webinar

Presentation/Webinar
On September 12, 2022, Generations United and our partner Humana hosted a webinar in conjunction with Grandparents Day, Let’s Talk About It: Supporting Grandfamilies’ Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being While... (Read more)
Kinship
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American Academy of Pediatrics American Bar Association American Public Human Services Association Annie E. Casey Foundation Birth Parent National Network Casey Family Programs Chapin Hall Child Focus Children's Defense Fund Children's Trust Fund Alliance Child Trends Family Centered Treatment Foundation Family Focused Treatment Association Federal HHS/ACYF/CB Foster Care Alumni of America FosterClub Generations United Juvenile Law Center Mathematica National Association of Counsel for Children National Conference of State Legislatures National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges National Council on Crime & Deliquency National Governors Association National Indian Child Welfare Association Other Public Consulting Group Senate / Congress Within Our Reach Youth Villages

Topics

Adoption Assistance Child Fatalities Courts COVID-19 Evidence-Based Practice Interstate Placement / NEICE Juvenile Justice Kinship Older Youth / Chafee Overview / General Pregnant & Parenting Prevention QRTP / Congregate Care

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  • Title IV-E Prevention Plan (54)

FamilyFirstAct.org is a collaborative project between:

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
American Public Human Services Association
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Casey Family Programs
Child Trends
Child Focus
Children's Defense Fund
Children's Trust Fund Alliance
Evident Change
Family Centered Treatment Foundation
Family Focused Treatment Association
Foster Care Alumni of America

FosterClub
Generations United
Juvenile Law Center
Mathematica
National Association of Counsel for Children
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Indian Child Welfare Association
National Governors Association
Public Consulting Group
Within Our Reach 
Youth Villages

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