Learn about the ways identification, development, and support of kinship placements can strengthen your diligent recruitment efforts and promote positive outcomes for children and youth.
An overview of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Kinship Parenting Program that provides support and resources to kin caregivers and their families in Kitsap County, Washington.
A toolkit to help child welfare agencies identify and connect children in care with their extended family members or other trusted adults.
Kinship expert Dr. Joseph Crumbley explores a framework that outlines the distinctive dynamics of kinship families in this webinar.
Find innovative strategies for recruiting and retaining foster parents across various states.
A collection of state fact sheets designed to inform and guide foster care policy decisions.
Explore how behavioral science can play a huge role in the recruitment of foster and adoptive families.
Explore the significance of fostering supportive, safe, and opportunity-rich environments to avert the necessity for foster care.
An analysis of state kinship care policies based on a 2022 survey of child welfare administrators across the United States.
Explore how using data effectively enhances recruitment, retention, and support strategies in child welfare, leading to better outcomes for children and families.
Learn about the ways identification, development, and support of kinship placements can strengthen your diligent recruitment efforts and promote positive outcomes for children and youth.
Strategies to highlight stories of individuals with lived experience in your advocacy efforts.
Explore the importance of authentic youth engagement in driving positive outcomes for young people.
Explore a model for locating birth families for children and youth in need of adoption.
Discover highlights in the critical role of kinship care in Indigenous communities.
Explore specific policy language and trauma-informed recommendations to aid Tribal child welfare programs in developing effective, culturally relevant policies for kinship care.
Learn how to write compelling and respectful narratives for children in the adoption process.
Strategies to shape your system to best use child-specific recruitment by creating effective, strengths-based profiles.
Strategies for family search and engagement aimed at locating relatives and fictive kin for children in out-of-home care.
Tips for child welfare workers to balance the benefits and risks of social media.