Resources and tools for county child welfare agencies in New York State to implement the federal Family First Prevention Services Act law.

The Family First Report Card is a call to action for legislators, counties, provider agencies, OCFS, the judiciary and sister systems to do better. In addition to grades for QRTP quality, the court review process and aftercare services, the report lays out System Recommendations that are critical to meet the shared vision for transformative change.

This document details the pilot prevention planning process.

Kinship Policy and Best Practices Template, finalized in December 2020 by the ABA Center on Children and the Law New York State.

This guide was developed to serve as a reference tool for caseworkers and supervisors on steps and strategies for finding and engaging family resources.

This issue brief describes options for integrating the use of flexible funds into an LDSS's kin-first firewall policy to support meeting immediate needs of kinship caregivers. The brief provides a proposed process, helpful tips and examples of the flex-funds approaches of several jurisdictions.

This resource list, created as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, provides both national and state resources to support kinship

This sample form, created by the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law and used as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, provides an example of how information about family resources can be collected.

This sample form, created by Onondaga County and used as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, presents an example of a safety assessment that can be used for relatives and other suitable persons.

This article, created by Child Trends and used as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, provides tips and methods for engaging family members and fictive kin in planning for a child in foster care. The article explores each step of the engagement process and best practices for each.

This document, created as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, provides an overview of the Family Finding model and its essential components.