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Describes how kinship navigator programs assist states in helping children in kinship care achieve equitable outcomes, addressing challenges such as age and financial insecurity. This resource discusses federal guidance that emphasizes the involvement of kinship caregivers and youth in developing these programs for accessibility and quality, with components including cultural connections, legal services hotlines, resource guides, and tailored services.

Explains why Black and Brown families need unique support from the child welfare system, highlights key strategies for supporting Black and Brown families, and shares stories from child welfare leaders with lived experience.

Highlights California’s former Kinship Navigator Collaborative involving iFoster, 211 California, and the United Way of California. This podcast discusses the utilization of the projects online portal by caregivers and child welfare professionals, critical findings drived from the projects comprehensive evaluation, and caregivers receptiveness to utilizing a self-serve collection of resources.

Focuses on the Kinship Interdisciplinary Navigation Technologically-Advanced Model (KIN-Tech) in Florida. This episode devles into the program’s structure, implementation, and the findings of a radomized control trial evaluation.

Discusses the importance of supervision in child welfare. This video provides testimonies from supervisors about what they need to support child welfare workers.

Presents findings from a systematic review of the scholarly literature to better understand caregiver characteristics and skills that contribute to permanency and placement stability. Shares information to assist in selecting resource families and guiding training development to increase caregivers’ ability to care for children in foster care and adoption.

Explores the benefits of respite, offers leaders and administrators tools for designing and implementing a respite care program, and describes how to develop and evaluate respite programs.

Provides an overview of key issues facing adoptive families and the value of post-adoption support.

Provides a brief overview of the TBRI® principles of empowering, connecting, and correcting.

Explores TBRI® and its use in post-permanency programs, the benefits of TBRI®, and key considerations for states, tribal nations and territories considering implementing or expanding this approach. Introduction to the Resource Watch the video below for an overview of the resource or click on the button to access the article directly.