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Iowa Kinship care Relatives and kin Kinship Caretakers: How to Navigate Iowa's Child Welfare System  (PDF  - 1165KB)
Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association		 2009
New York Kinship care Relatives and kin Having a Voice and a Choice: New York State Handbook for Relatives Raising Children  (PDF  - 1766KB)
New York State Office of Children and Family Services & New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance		 2010
Iowa Kinship care Relatives and kin Raising Relatives' Children  (PDF  - 1331KB)
Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parent Association		 2013
Washington Kinship care Relatives and kin DSHS Kinship Publications 
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services		 2016
Wisconsin Kinship care Relatives and kin Becoming Licensed as a Foster Parent When Caring for a Family Member  (PDF  - 97KB)
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Division of Safety and Permanence		 2010
Illinois Kinship care Relatives and kin Raising Your Grandchildren  (PDF  - 849KB)
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services		 2013
Illinois Kinship care Relatives and kin Supporting Youth in Foster Care in Making Healthy Choices  (PDF  - 1606KB)
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services		 2016
Kansas Kinship care Relatives and kin Permanent Custodianship Subsidy 
Kansas Department for Children and Families		 2018
Kansas Kinship care Relatives and kin Relative Caregivers 
Kansas Department for Children and Families		 2018
New York Kinship care Relatives and kin Know Your Permanency Options: The Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KinGAP)  (PDF  - 2299KB)
New York State Office of Children & Family Services		 2018
New York Kinship care Relatives and kin Make an Informed Choice: Kin Caring for Children  (PDF  - 429KB)
New York State Office of Children and Family Services		 2018
Kentucky Kinship care Relatives and kin Help: A Handbook for Kentucky Grandparents and Other Relative Caregivers  (PDF  - 2345KB)
Bluegrass Area Development District, Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging and Access to Justice Foundation, Legal Helpline for Older Kentuckians		 2007
Michigan Kinship care Relatives and kin Relative Caregiving: What You Need to Know  (PDF  - 942KB)
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services		 2016
Minnesota Kinship care Relatives and kin Northstar Care for Children: Minnesota Assessment of Parenting for Children and Youth Practice Guide  (PDF  - 1393KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services		 2015
Minnesota Kinship care Relatives and kin What is the MAPCY Assessment? Information for Foster Families About the Minnesota Assessment of Parenting Children and Youth  (PDF  - 161KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services: Children and Family Services		 2015
Minnesota Kinship care Relatives and kin Permanency Support Services for Adoptive, Foster and Kinship Families  (PDF  - 162KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2018
Minnesota Kinship care Relatives and kin Northstar Kinship Assistance  (PDF  - 105KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Child Safety & Permanency Division - Permanency Support		 2017
Minnesota Kinship care Relatives and kin Minnesota’s Reasonable Prudent Parent Standard Guidance  (PDF  - 335KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2018
Minnesota Kinship care Relatives and kin Family Matters: Information for Relatives Considering Becoming Foster Parents  (PDF  - 2335KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2010
Minnesota Kinship care Relatives and kin Northstar Care for Children Frequently Asked Questions and Answers 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2015
Minnesota Kinship care Relatives and kin Reimbursement Process for Camp  (PDF  - 105KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Child Safety & Permanency Division - Permanency Support		 2018
Minnesota Kinship care Relatives and kin Northstar Care Explanations: Commissioner Transitions  (PDF  - 55KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2015
Arizona Kinship care Relatives and kin A Guide for Foster and Kinship Caregivers  (PDF  - 2385KB)
Arizona Department of Child Safety		 2018
Utah Kinship care Relatives and kin Guide to Kinship Care  (PDF  - 1290KB)
Utah Department of Human Services, Child and Family Services		 2017
Utah Kinship care Relatives and kin Time 2 Drive? Foster Parent Guide to Teen Driving  (PDF  - 207KB)
Utah Child and Family Services		 2009
Utah Kinship care Relatives and kin Preliminary Placement Packet: A Guide for Kinship Caregivers  (PDF  - 7250KB)
Utah Department of Human Services, Child and Family Services		 2018
Utah Kinship care Relatives and kin readyreference: A Handy Guide for Foster Parents - Northern Region  (PDF  - 472KB)
Utah Foster Care		 2018
Utah Kinship care Relatives and kin readyreference: A Handy Guide for Foster Parents - Salt Lake Region  (PDF  - 512KB)
Utah Foster Care		 2018
Utah Kinship care Relatives and kin readyreference: A Handy Guide for Foster Parents - Western Region  (PDF  - 471KB)
Utah Foster Care		 2018
Utah Kinship care Relatives and kin readyreference: A Handy Guide for Foster Parents - Eastern Region  (PDF  - 455KB)
Utah Foster Care		 2018
Utah Kinship care Relatives and kin readyreference: A Handy Guide for Foster Parents - Southwest Region  (PDF  - 552KB)
Utah Foster Care		 2018
Utah Kinship care Relatives and kin Fostering Healthy Children Program 
Utah Department of Health		 2019
North Carolina Kinship care Relatives and kin Foster Care Dictionary  (PDF  - 551KB)
Fostering Health NC		 2015
Washington Kinship care Relatives and kin A Relative's Guide to Child Welfare Services 
Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2019
Pennsylvania Kinship care Relatives and kin Resource Parent Handbook: A Guide for Foster and Kinship Caregivers  (PDF  - 3008KB)
Philadelphia Department of Human Services		 2015
Arkansas Kinship care Relatives and kin A Resource Guide for Kinship Caregivers in Arkansas: What Every Grandparent or Relative Caregiver Needs to Know, When a Parent is Arrested, Incapacitated, or Involved in a Dependency-Neglect Proceeding  (PDF  - 214KB)
Arkansas Voices for the Children Left Behind, Inc		 2010
North Dakota Kinship care Relatives and kin Subsidized Guardianship Policy Manual 
North Dakota Department of Human Services		 2019
North Dakota Kinship care Relatives and kin Foster Care Licensing Policies and Procedures Manual 
North Dakota Department of Human Services		 2019
Virginia Kinship care Relatives and kin To the Child Kinship Care Means "Home:" Virginia's Legal Options for a Relative When a Child Cannot Live With His Parents  (PDF  - 699KB)
Virginia Department of Social Services		 2007
Virginia Kinship care Relatives and kin Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren: A Resource Guide  (PDF  - 1830KB)
Virginia Department for the Aging		 2008
Rhode Island Kinship care Relatives and kin Foster Care and Adoption Regulations for Licensure Guidance Document  (PDF  - 346KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2017
Rhode Island Kinship care Relatives and kin Kinship Caregiver Guide  (PDF  - 1103KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2017
Rhode Island Kinship care Relatives and kin Guía Para Parientes Proveedores de Crianza Temporal  (PDF  - 1159KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2017
Rhode Island Kinship care Relatives and kin Important Information for Kinship Providers  (PDF  - 171KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2018
Rhode Island Kinship care Relatives and kin Visitation  (PDF  - 232KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2018
Rhode Island Kinship care Relatives and kin Tips for Being a Trauma-Informed Resource Parent  (PDF  - 522KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2018
Rhode Island Kinship care Relatives and kin Supporting Normalcy: A Workbook for Teenagers in Out-of-Home Care and Their Supportive Adults  (PDF  - 9155KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2018
Alabama Kinship care Relatives and kin Alabama Foster and Adoptive Parents Handbook  (PDF  - 4181KB)
Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parent Association		 2017
Illinois Kinship care Relatives and kin What You Need to Know about Relative Caregiving  (PDF  - 891KB)
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services		 2019
Indiana Kinship care Relatives and kin Chapter 14: Guardianship Assistance Program (GAP) 
Indiana Department of Child Services		 2020
Maryland Kinship care Relatives and kin Kinship Care Fact Sheet  (PDF  - 797KB)
Maryland Department of Human Resources		 2017
Minnesota Kinship care Relatives and kin Intensive Treatment in Foster Care 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2017
New Jersey Kinship care Relatives and kin Kinship Care Wrap Around Services (English/Spanish)  (PDF  - 177KB)
New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development		 2011
New Jersey Kinship care Relatives and kin Programa Kinship Navigator: Servicios para familias que cuidan hijos de sus parientes  (PDF  - 290KB)
New Jersey Department of Children and Families		 2014
Ohio Kinship care Relatives and kin Kinship Permanency Incentive Program  (PDF  - 145KB)
Public Children Services Association & Ohio Department of Job and Family Services		 2007
Tennessee Kinship care Relatives and kin Becoming a Family Caregiver for a Child in Your Family  (PDF  - 439KB)
Tennessee Department of Children's Services		 2005
Vermont Kinship care Relatives and kin Kinship Caregivers Guide  (PDF  - 1292KB)
Vermont Agency of Human Services, Department for Children and Families		 2019
Vermont Kinship care Relatives and kin A Guide for Foster & Kinship Foster Families in Vermont  (PDF  - 1747KB)
Vermont Department for Children and Families Family Services Division		 2019
Vermont Kinship care Relatives and kin Kinship, Foster, and Pre-Adoptive Parent Training  (PDF  - 62KB)
Vermont Department for Children and Families		 2014
Colorado Kinship care Relatives and kin Navigating Kinship Care: A Resource Guide for Kinship Families in Colorado 
Colorado Department of Human Services		 2020
Michigan Kinship care Relatives and kin Relative Caregiving: What You Need to Know  (PDF  - 942KB)
Michigan Department of Human Services		 2016
Tennessee Kinship care Relatives and kin Relative Caregiver 
Tennessee Department of Children's Services		 2020
Virginia Kinship care Relatives and kin Kinship Care: The "Heart" That Keeps Children Connected to Families: A Guide to Exploring the Kinship Care Options  (PDF  - 541KB)
Virginia Department of Social Services		 2007
Washington Kinship care Relatives and kin Accessing Child Care for Children in Out-of-Home Placement During COVID-19  (PDF  - 371KB)
Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2020
Georgia Kinship care Relatives and kin Georgia Department of Human Services Online Directives Information System 
Georgia Department of Human Services		 2020
Georgia Kinship care Relatives and kin Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 
Georgia Department of Human Services		 2020
Arkansas Kinship care Relatives and kin Subsidized Guardianship Program  (PDF  - 252KB)
Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services		 2015
Ohio Kinship care Relatives and kin Ohio Resource Guide for Relatives Caring for Children  (PDF  - 8697KB)
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office for Children and Families, Bureau of Family Services		 2021
Texas Kinship care Relatives and kin Kinship Manual  (PDF  - 2971KB)
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services		 2018
Texas Kinship care Relatives and kin Manual para parientes  (PDF  - 2048KB)
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services		 2011
Texas Kinship care Relatives and kin Kinship Care 
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services		 2021
Texas Kinship care Relatives and kin WIC Policy and Procedures Manual  (PDF  - 3879KB)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission		 2021
North Carolina Kinship care Relatives and kin You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Be a Perfect Parent  (PDF  - 1077KB)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services, NC Kids Adoption and Foster Care Network		 2015
North Carolina Kinship care Relatives and kin Keeping Children in Foster Care Healthy  (PDF  - 484KB)
Community Care of NC (CCNC), Fostering Health NC		 2016
North Carolina Kinship care Relatives and kin Manteniendo Sanos Los Niños en Quidado Adoptivo Temporal (Keeping Children in Foster Care Healthy)  (PDF  - 482KB)
Community Care of NC (CCNC), Fostering Health NC		 2016
North Carolina Kinship care Relatives and kin Foster Care and Beyond: Kinship Foster Care and Guardianship Assistance  (PDF  - 636KB)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services		 2018
Rhode Island Kinship care Relatives and kin 2020 Foster Care Redesign Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Rates  (PDF  - 156KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2020
Rhode Island Kinship care Relatives and kin 2020 Foster Care Redesign Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Payroll 
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2020
Utah Kinship care Relatives and kin Background Screening For Unsupervised Access to Children in Care  (PDF  - 458KB)
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2020
Alabama Kinship care Relatives and kin Foster Care 
Alabama Department of Human Resources		 2021
Alabama Kinship care Relatives and kin Child and Family Services Policy 
Alabama Department of Human Resources		 2021
California Kinship care Relatives and kin Guide to Dependency Court - For Caregivers 
California Courts		 2019
Texas Kinship care Relatives and kin Grandparents Raising Grandchildren  (PDF  - 276KB)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission		 2017
New Hampshire Kinship care Relatives and kin Resource Guide to Assist Families with Foster Care Adoption and Permanency Supports  (PDF  - 7434KB)
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services		 2014
New Hampshire Kinship care Relatives and kin A Resource Guide for New Hampshire Relative Caregivers  (PDF  - 3154KB)
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth and Families, Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services, Division of Family Assistance		 2020
Maryland Kinship care Relatives and kin Maryland Resource Parent Handbook  (PDF  - 7628KB)
Maryland Department of Human Services, Social Services Administration		 2016
Maryland Kinship care Relatives and kin Maryland Department of Human Resources Child Welfare Policy Directory 
Maryland Department of Social Services		 2020
Oklahoma Kinship care Relatives and kin Bridge Kinship Care: Strengthening Families, Helping Children Stay Connected  (PDF  - 685KB)
Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services Division		 2015
Oklahoma Kinship care Relatives and kin Bridge Kinship Care Program  (PDF  - 1560KB)
Oklahoma Department of Human Services		 2020
Oklahoma Kinship care Relatives and kin Starting Points for Grandparents and other Relatives  (PDF  - 4653KB)
Oklahoma Department of Human Services		 2020
California Kinship care Relatives and kin Information Resources Guide 
California Department of Social Services		 2021

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