Kinship

Kinship navigator programs provide information, referral, and follow-up services to grandparents and other relatives raising children to link them to the benefits and supports that they and/or the children need... (Read more)

The federal Family First Prevention Services Act (Family First Act), enacted in February 2018, includes many child welfare system reforms that support children, parents, and kinship caregivers. This tool highlights... (Read more)

CHAMPS (Children Need Amazing Parents) created the Policy Playbook and related tools to encourage and assist policymakers in championing reform efforts to strengthen foster parenting in their communities. Playbook priorities... (Read more)

Summary of the kinship provisions of the Family First Prevention Services Act. Read it here(Read more)

Regional webinars delivered on accessing new federal funding available under the Family First Prevention Services Act for states, tribes and U.S. territories and developing high quality, evidence-based programs. This webinar... (Read more)

CHAMPS (Children Need Amazing Parents) campaign identified six policy goals that will help ensure that all children in foster care experience stable, quality foster parenting. This resource documents the research... (Read more)