Power of Attorneys: Introduction, from Legal Aid Justice Service

Introduction to Powers of Attorney including answering what is a Power of Attorney, what are the benefits of executing (completing and signing) a Power of Attorney.

Instructions for Power Of Attorney including steps for the agent to perform.

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  Introduction to Powers of Attorney

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  Instructions for Power Of Attorney

Education for Immigrant Students and Children of Immigrants, from Legal Aid Justice Center

National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment

The National Resource Center for Diligent Recruitment, NRCDR website closed on September 29, 2017. The NRCDR website is not being maintained but resources on diligent recruitment remain available.

Kinship webpage from Child Welfare Information Gateway

Supporting Kinship Caregivers Podcast series

Supporting Kinship Caregivers Podcast Series from Child Welfare Information Gateway.

Link to streaming services to listen to part 1 & part 2 of the podcast, or get the transcripts.

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  Part 1 Website

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  Transcript Part 1

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  Part 2 Website

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  Transcript Part 2

Kinship Treatment Foster Care toolkit

This 2015 toolkit from the Foster Family-based Treatment Association offers an overview of treatment foster care by kinship caregivers.

Hope and Healing for Sensory Deprivation

This booklet provides an overview of Sensory Deprivation or Sensory Processing Disorder. Based on the work of Carol Kranowitz and Karyn Purvis, information on definition, origins, detection & diagnosis,  and treatment are included.

The Grandparent’s and Other Relative Caregiver’s Guide to Raising Children with Disabilities from the Children’s Defense Fund

Children’s Defense Fund Guide to Resources for Kinship Families

Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren

Compilation of Kinship Resources

Meeting the Unique Needs of a Growing Population

Kinship Adoption: Meeting the Unique Needs of a Growing Population, from Child Focus.

Generations United/The State of Grandfamilies Report 2017- In Loving Arms: The Protective Role of Grandparents and Other Relatives in Raising Children Exposed to Trauma

In Loving Arms: The Protective Role of Grandparents and Other Relatives in Raising Children Exposed to Trauma

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  Full report

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Guide: Grand Resources: A Grandparent’s and Other Relative’s Guide to Raising Children with Disabilities

Grand Resources: A Grandparent’s and Other Relative’s Guide to Raising Children with Disabilities, from Generations United

Are you a grandparent or other relative raising another family member’s child? You are not alone. Grandfamilies – or extended family members and close family friends and the children they raise – are growing in numbers. More than 2.7 million children are being raised in grandfamilies without any parents in the home. Although we don’t know how many, we believe many of the children in grandfamilies have disabilities or special needs. Often they may have disabilities because of the situations that led to them being cared for in a grandfamily. Some of them may develop disabilities if they do not receive services to help them while they are young.

The guide seeks to answer some of the most often asked questions from grandfamilies like yours who have children with disabilities.

Kinship Care Options brochure from Virginia Department of Social Services

Kinship care is a way for children to stay connected to family when they have been voluntarily or involuntarily removed from the care of their parents. Removal may become necessary due to a parent’s illness, incarceration, lack of housing, insufficient income, abuse or neglect. Regardless of the reason for kinship care,most children fare better when connections to family and loved ones are maintained.

National Kinship Alliance for Children

Generations Together

Generations together’s mission is to create vibrant, multi-generational communities where children who have experienced foster care find permanent, loving families; those families receive integral support; and seniors find meaningful purpose as valued members of the community.

Their goals are..

• Increase the number of families who can consider providing a permanent home for a foster child and/or sibling group by providing affordable housing;
• Increase the relational support these families need to thrive by providing onsite services and by equipping and enhancing the community to care for itself.

Grandfamilies.org

Grandfamilies.org, a collaboration of Generations United, the American Bar Association Center for Children and the Law, and Casey Family Programs.

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  Grandfamilies

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  Generations United