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

This article, created by Child Trends and used as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, provides tips and methods for finding and engaging family members in planning for a relative child in foster care.

This document, created by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families and used as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, describes the process of Family Find and Engagement. Family Find and Engagement is a process aimed at re-establishing family connections between children in out-of-home care and their relatives.

This document, created by Annie E. Casey Foundation and based on the work of Dr. Joseph Crumbley, is used as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum. It describes the unique emotional and relational considerations for family members who are becoming kin caregivers.

This document, created as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, describes steps that kinship champions can take to create culture change through their efforts.

This document, created by Annie E. Casey Foundation and used as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, describes the purpose of an "icebreaker meeting,"— a facilitated conversation between parents and resource parents about a child's needs.

This document, created by Generations United and used as part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, discusses strengths of grandparent caregivers and the challenges they face.

This document, part of the State's Kinship Champion Curriculum, describes the role of the Kinship Champion in helping families make informed choices about kin caregiving.

This virtual workshop, co-led by ABA Center on Children and the Law's Heidi Redlich Epstein and Emily Peeler, explores practical steps to writing and implementing a kin-first firewall policy for your jurisdiction. These slides are accompanied by a recording of the session, which you can also access on this page.

This virtual workshop, co-led by ABA Center on Children and the Law's Heidi Redlich Epstein and Emily Peeler, explores practical steps to writing and implementing a kin-first firewall policy for your jurisdiction.

During this unprecedented pandemic, RHF recognizes the needs of social service departments, caseworkers and families to adjust processes and protocols to meet quarantine requirements. This Request for Proposals will award grants to local districts of social services seeking to purchase software and/or technical assistance to create efficiencies for virtual casework to support family-driven care, family-based placements, family connection, timely reunification and permanency in a time of physical distancing. Applications that propose the utilization of web-based programs and cloud-based storage solutions to facilitate paper-less processes outlined in the accompanying report, “TechTools for Child Welfare Virtual Casework,” will be prioritized.