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Family First Clearinghouse Approves New Programs

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The federal clearinghouse that approves foster care prevention services has okayed five new programs, while rejecting seven models with an evidence base that it assessed as “does not currently meet... (Read more)
Overview / General

Ascending Flow helps young people aging out of foster care find creative outlets

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At some point, most adolescents transition into adulthood by moving out on their own, finding a job or going to college. But for young adults aging out of the state’s... (Read more)
Older Youth / Chafee

COLUMN: Grandparents raising grandchildren

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Enid News & Eagle posted this list of basic things for grandparents who just started caring for grandchildren to know. This article covers all the basics from what you want... (Read more)
Kinship

Family First Act Celebrates FIVE Years!

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On February 9th, 2018, the Family First Act (FFA) was signed into law. This February, we celebrate FIVE YEARS of the FFA serving youth across the country. As we celebrate... (Read more)
Overview / General

Nearly $20 Million in Grants Aim to Reduce Number of Kids in Foster Care

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In 2019, Kansas became one of the first states in the country to implement the Family First Prevention Services Act, bipartisan federal legislation that allows states to direct federal foster... (Read more)
Prevention

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021: Implications for Grandfamilies

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Law / Summary
Generations United created a brief summary of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, focused on the implications for kinship caregivers. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the... (Read more)
COVID-19
Kinship

ACYF-CB-IM-21-05: NEW LEGISLATION – Public Law (P.L.) 116-260

Guidance
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This IM is to inform title IV-B and IV-E agencies and State and Tribal Court Improvement Programs of the enactment of Division X and Section 305 of Title III of... (Read more)
COVID-19
Courts
Older Youth / Chafee
Kinship

Coronavirus Funding for Child Welfare and Family Services

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According to the an article published in the Chronicle for Social Change, charitable foundations, individuals and all levels of government are mobilizing to combat the coronavirus pandemic effects on the... (Read more)
COVID-19

Top Federal Child Welfare Officials: Family is a Compelling Reason

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According to an article in the Chronicle for Social Change, in a world where “social distancing” has become a necessary practice and the primary preventative measure for reducing the spread... (Read more)
COVID-19

Family First Clearinghouse OKs Homebuilders, Popular Family Preservation Model

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Homebuilders, which was developed in 1974 in Tacoma, Washington, and as of 2017 was being used in 14 states, received the gold standard “Well-Supported” rating by the clearinghouse. Read more here .(Read more)
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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

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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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