The Who, What, When, Where, and Why: Understanding Foster Care in Virginia webinar

This webinar, originally broadcast live on May 8, 2024 and hosted by Formed Families Forward, provides an overview of foster care in Virginia. Veteran DSS caseworker Shawn Nashwinter and foster/adoptive parent Melissa Lebling share specifics on training, eligibility and approval for foster or resource parents and address common questions.

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  Webinar Slides

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  Webinar recording

Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care fact sheet from the Child Welfare Information Gateway

This fact sheet (2020) from the Child Welfare Information Gateway describes subsidies, including Federal title IV-E eligibility requirements.

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  Link to Fact sheet

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Virginia Department of Social Services

Information sheet on the Virginia Adoption Assistance Program.