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

This report features simple and easy technology solutions to ease challenges faced by a virtual workforce. It assists counties in developing new work processes that are not labor-intensive, are free or low-cost, and create efficiencies to maximize workers’ time so they can better support the children and families on their caseloads.

This customizable template presents information on benefits, rights and responsibilities of kin caregivers in Article 10, Article 6 and kinship foster care arrangements.

This document, created by the American Bar Association, presents a comparison of kinship guardianship (KinGAP) vs. adoption with regards to the legal, familial, educational and other benefits and responsibilities.

This document, created by the American Bar Association, presents a comparison of kin custody vs. kinship foster care with regards to the legal, familial, educational and other benefits and responsibilities.

This document, created by the American Bar Association, presents the various financial supports that are available to kin caregivers in the State of New York, based on their guardianship arrangement.

This document, created by the American Bar Association, presents the various kinship options available in the State of New York.

These slides accompany the video recording of the session. In it, Jim shares tools to lead from the middle to support culture change in child welfare. Learn strategies for gaining buy-in from those you report to and from those who report to you.

This session provided participants with tools to lead from the middle to support culture change in child welfare. Learn strategies for gaining buy-in from those you report to and from those who report to you.

These slides accompany the video recording of the same name. This session discusses core components of successful kinship supports, lessons learned from two county jurisdictions’ approaches to developing a continuum of kinship supports, and effective strategies and ways to strengthen supports that meet the unique needs of kinship families.

Identifying kin resources is only the first step to increasing your jurisdiction’s use of certified kinship care when children must enter foster care. Kinship families also need support as they transition to their new role as caregivers for children and youth who have experienced the trauma of separation from their parents.

This session discusses core components of successful kinship supports, lessons learned from two county jurisdictions’ approaches to developing a continuum of kinship supports, and effective strategies and ways to strengthen supports that meet the unique needs of kinship families.