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District of Columbia Kinship care Professionals CFSA Online Policy Manual 
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency		 2019
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Service Provider Guide: Home Based Services  (PDF  - 1331KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2018
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Ensuring Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care: Joint Non-Regulatory Guidance Document  (PDF  - 240KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families & Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education		 2019
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Guidance for School of Origin Transportation for Students in Foster Care  (PDF  - 233KB)
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2019
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals 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
Colorado Kinship care Professionals Child-Welfare Forms and Policies 
Colorado Department of Human Services		 2021
Montana Kinship care Professionals Child and Family Services Policy Manual 
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division		 2020
Nebraska Kinship care Professionals Title 390 Child Welfare and Juvenile Services 
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services		 2018
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Legal Guardianship and Kinship Guardianship Assistance 
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2012
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Kinship Care 
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2009
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Rhode Island Code of Regulations: Legal Proceedings 
Rhode Island Department of State		 2018
California Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Services Manual of Policies and Procedures  (PDF  - 582KB)
The California Health and Human Services Agency		 2019
California Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Services Program Service Delivery  (PDF  - 550KB)
The California Health and Human Services Agency		 2019
West Virginia Kinship care Professionals Standard Operating Procedure: Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC)  (PDF  - 300KB)
Office of Programs and Resource Development, Children and Adult Services Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC)		 2017
Nevada Kinship care Professionals Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program (KinGAP)  (PDF  - 158KB)
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services		 2017
Kansas Kinship care Professionals Permanent Custodianship Subsidy 
Kansas Department for Children and Families		 2018
Kansas Kinship care Professionals Relative Caregivers  (PDF  - 48KB)
Kansas Department for Children and Families		 2019
Kansas Kinship care Professionals Prevention and Protection Services Policy Procedure Manual  (PDF  - 3243KB)
Kansas Department for Children and Families		 2021
Montana Kinship care Professionals Child and Family Services Policy Manual: Adoption Kinship Adoption  (PDF  - 11KB)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services		 2018
California Kinship care Professionals Manual of Policies and Procedures: Child Welfare Services  (PDF  - 582KB)
State of California Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services		 2019
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Ensuring High Quality Kinship Care for Children in Wisconsin  (PDF  - 312KB)
Children's Rights, Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, and Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2011
New York Kinship care Professionals Report to the Governor and Legislature on Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program  (PDF  - 1102KB)
New York State Office of Children and Family Services		 2019
Massachusetts Kinship care Professionals Department of Children and Families Policies and Regulations 
Commonwealth of Massachusettes		 2022
Missouri Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Manual 
Department of Social Services Manuals and Memos		 2022
Alaska Kinship care Professionals Community Care Licensing Manual  (PDF  - 1284KB)
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Children's Services		 2021
Washington Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Practices and Procedures Guide 
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families		 2021
Washington Kinship care Professionals Indian Child Welfare Policies and Procedures 
Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2019
Washington Kinship care Professionals Accessing Child Care for Children in Out-of-Home Placement During COVID-19  (PDF  - 370KB)
Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families		 2020
Florida Kinship care Professionals Policies and Procedures of the Florida Department of Children and Families 
Florida Department of Children and Families		 2019
Colorado Kinship care Professionals Relative Guardianship Assistance Program 
Colorado Office of Children, Youth and Families, Division of Child Welfare		 2022
New Jersey Kinship care Professionals Department of Children and Families Policy Manuals 
New Jersey Department of Children and Families		 2023
Ohio Kinship care Professionals Child Protective Services Worker Manual 
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services		 2022
Ohio Kinship care Professionals Practice Manual for Kinship Supports Intervention  (PDF  - 719KB)
Ohio Child Welfare Training Program		 2019
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Rhode Island Code of Regulations: Mental Health Emergency Service Interventions for Children, Youth and Families Regulations for Certification 
Rhode Island Department of State		 2022
Hawaii Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Services Procedures Manual 
Hawaii Department of Human Services		 2021
Hawaii Kinship care Professionals Chapter 1601: Confidentiality 
Hawaii Department of Human Services		 2021
Hawaii Kinship care Professionals Chapter 1610: Child Welfare Casework Services 
Hawaii Department of Human Services		 2021
Hawaii Kinship care Professionals Chapter 1621: Permanency Assistance 
Hawaii Department of Human Services		 2021
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Northstar Care for Children: Supporting Safe, Permanent Families for Children: Child Welfare Overview  (PDF  - 2794KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2014
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Northstar Care for Children: Minnesota Assessment of Parenting for Children and Youth Practice Guide  (PDF  - 1396KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services		 2015
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Northstar Tips and Tricks (3rd ed.)  (PDF  - 538KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2016
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Indian Child Welfare Act/Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act Desk Aid 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2018
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Finding Permanency for Children in Foster Care: Transfer of Permanent Legal and Physical Custody to a Relative: A Guide for County and Tribal Social Services Agencies  (PDF  - 1111KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2017
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Bulletin: Procedures for Emergency Relative Placements  (PDF  - 224KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Children and Family Services, James G. Koppel (Assistant Commissioner) & Regina Wagner (Deputy Inspector General)		 2016
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Intensive Treatment in Foster Care: Overview for Mental Health Providers  (PDF  - 328KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Community Supports Administration, Behavioral Health Division		 2019
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Minnesota’s Reasonable Prudent Parent Standard Guidance  (PDF  - 335KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2018
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Intensive Treatment in Foster Care (ITFC) 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2017
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Response to questions on the new Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA) Notice Forms  (PDF  - 129KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2019
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Rhode Island Code of Regulations: Case Management 
Rhode Island Department of State		 2022
Rhode Island Kinship care Professionals Rhode Island Code of Regulations: Child Placing Regulations 
Rhode Island Department of State		 2022
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Policy Directives 
Maryland Department of Human Services		 2022
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Providing Services to Native American Children and Families  (PDF  - 34KB)
Maryland Department of Human Services, Social Services Administration		 2008
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Manuals 
Maryland Department of Human Services		 2022
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Maryland Department of Human Resources Child Welfare Policy Directory 
Maryland Department of Social Services		 2022
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Policies 
Maryland Department of Human Services		 2022
California Kinship care Professionals Information Resources Guide 
California Department of Social Services		 2022
California Kinship care Professionals Foster Children Now Eligible for Free Meals/Milk 
California Department of Education		 2021
Idaho Kinship care Professionals Standard for Guardianship Assistance  (PDF  - 56KB)
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare		 2022
Idaho Kinship care Professionals Standard for the Recruitment and Licensing of Resource Parents  (PDF  - 85KB)
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare		 2022
Idaho Kinship care Professionals Standard for Expedited Relative and Fictive Kin Placements 
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare		 2021
Maryland Kinship care Professionals Kinship Navigator Services  (PDF  - 1833KB)
Maryland Department of Human Resources, Social Services Administration		 2014
Oregon Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Rules, Policies and Protocols - Effective Policies Index 
Oregon Department of Human Services		 2022
Oregon Kinship care Professionals DHS Child Welfare Procedure Manual  (PDF  - 17598KB)
Oregon Department of Human Services		 2022
Oregon Kinship care Professionals Resource Home Certification  (PDF  - 836KB)
Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Child Welfare Programs		 2022
Oregon Kinship care Professionals Substitute Care  (PDF  - 1,086KB)
Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Child Welfare Programs		 2022
Oregon Kinship care Professionals Oregon Department of Human Services: Child Welfare Programs 
Oregan Secretary of State		 2022
Nevada Kinship care Professionals Kinship Care: Policy Manual  (PDF  - 162KB)
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services		 2020
Nevada Kinship care Professionals Training, Assessment and Licensing of Foster, Relative and Adoptive Homes: Policy Manual  (PDF  - 91KB)
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services		 2020
Nevada Kinship care Professionals Nevada Child Welfare Program Support Training Plan  (PDF  - 1341KB)
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services		 2021
Alabama Kinship care Professionals Alabama Foster and Adoptive Parents Handbook  (PDF  - 4181KB)
Alabama Foster & Adoptive Parent Association		 2017
Alabama Kinship care Professionals Foster Care 
Alabama Department of Human Resources		 2021
Alabama Kinship care Professionals Child and Family Services Policy 
Alabama Department of Human Resources		 2021
Mississippi Kinship care Professionals Policies and Procedures 
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services		 2022
Mississippi Kinship care Professionals Policies and Procedures 
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services		 2022
West Virginia Kinship care Professionals Foster Care Policy  (PDF  - 2110KB)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families		 2021
West Virginia Kinship care Professionals Title IV-E Eligibility Policy Manual  (PDF  - 386KB)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources		 2019
New Mexico Kinship care Professionals New Mexico Statute Chapter 32A - Children's Code 
New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department		 2020
New Mexico Kinship care Professionals Foster Care and Adoption 
New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department		 2021
Arizona Kinship care Professionals Policy and Procedure Manual 
Arizona Department of Child Safety		 2021
Kentucky Kinship care Professionals Chapter 5: Relative and Fictive Kin Placement 
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services		 2022
Kentucky Kinship care Professionals Standards of Practice Online Manual 
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services		 2023
New Mexico Kinship care Professionals Child Protective Services 
New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department		 2021
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Ongoing Services Standards  (PDF  - 2928KB)
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2022
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Kinship Care and Long-Term Kinship Care 
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2022
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Kinship Care in Wisconsin 
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2023
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) 
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2022
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Adoption and Guardianship in Wisconsin 
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2023
California Kinship care Professionals Extended Foster Care (AB 12) 
California Department of Social Services		 2022
New York Kinship care Professionals Foster Care Practice Guide for Caseworkers and Supervisors  (PDF  - 4332KB)
New York State Office of Children and Family Services		 2019
New York Kinship care Professionals Strategic Planning and Policy Development 
New York State Office of Children and Family Services		 2023
Arkansas Kinship care Professionals Policy and Procedure Manual  (PDF  - 3935KB)
Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Children and Family Services		 2022
Indiana Kinship care Professionals Indiana Child Welfare Policy Manual  (PDF  - 15911KB)
Indiana Department of Child Services		 2022
Indiana Kinship care Professionals Chapter 14: Adoption Assistance and Guardianship Assistance 
Indiana Department of Child Services		 2022
Indiana Kinship care Professionals Chapter 16: Financial Services/Assistance 
Indiana Department of Child Services		 2022
Vermont Kinship care Professionals Kinship, Foster, and Pre-Adoptive Parent Training  (PDF  - 234KB)
Vermont Department for Children and Families		 2021
Vermont Kinship care Professionals Foster and Kinship Parent Safety  (PDF  - 224KB)
Vermont Department for Children and Families		 2020
Virginia Kinship care Professionals Family Engagement 
Virginia Department of Human Services		 2023
Georgia Kinship care Professionals Online Directives Information System (ODIS) 
Georgia Department of Human Services		 2023
Georgia Kinship care Professionals Rules and Regulations for Child Placing Agencies 
State of Georgia Office of the Secretary of State		 2023
Georgia Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Policy Manual  (PDF  - 411KB)
Georgia Department of Human Services, Online Directives Information System		 2022
New Jersey Kinship care Professionals Guía de Servicios de Apoyo para la Custodia Legal de Parientes  (PDF  - 1025KB)
Departamento de Niños y Familias de Nueva Jersey, Oficina del Programa de Subsidio de las Funciones de Adopción para la Custodia Legal de Parientes		 2019
Mississippi Kinship care Professionals Section D: Foster Care Policy  (PDF  - 2157KB)
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services		 2017
Louisiana Kinship care Professionals DCFS Policies 
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services		 2023
Wyoming Kinship care Professionals Protective And Juvenile Services Manuals 
Wyoming Department of Family Services		 2023
Colorado Kinship care Professionals Strengthening Colorado's Foster Youth Protection Laws  (PDF  - 223KB)
Child Protection Ombudsman of Colorado		 2021
Colorado Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare 
Colorado Department of Human Services		 2023
Colorado Kinship care Professionals Code of Colorado Regulations 
Colorado Secretary of State		 2023
Montana Kinship care Professionals DPHHS – Child and Family Services ServiceNow Links to Policies  (PDF  - 207KB)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services		 2022
Montana Kinship care Professionals Child and Family Services Policy Manual: Substitute Care for Children Placement in Unlicensed Kinship Care  (PDF  - 244KB)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services		 2018
Montana Kinship care Professionals Child and Family Services 
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services		 2023
Montana Kinship care Professionals Montana 2021-2025 Title IV-E Prevention Plan  (PDF  - 1004KB)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services		 2020
Montana Kinship care Professionals Becoming a Foster Parent 
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services		 2023
Montana Kinship care Professionals Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) 
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services		 2023
Pennsylvania Kinship care Professionals Supplemental Handbook 
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services		 2019
North Dakota Kinship care Professionals Subsidized Guardianship Policy Manual  (PDF  - 277KB)
North Dakota Department of Human Services		 2013
North Dakota Kinship care Professionals Foster Care for Children Licensing Standards Manual  (PDF  - 658KB)
North Dakota Department of Human Services		 2020
North Dakota Kinship care Professionals Foster Care Services Permanency Planning Manual  (PDF  - 1264KB)
North Dakota Department of Human Services		 2021
North Dakota Kinship care Professionals Human Services E-Manual System 
North Dakota Department of Human Services		 2022
Illinois Kinship care Professionals Indian Child Welfare Services  (PDF  - 226KB)
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services		 2023
Illinois Kinship care Professionals Policy Guides for DCFS Professionals 
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services		 2022
Illinois Kinship care Professionals Supporting Youth in Foster Care in Making Healthy Choices  (PDF  - 1606KB)
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services		 2016
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Bulletin: Pre-Northstar Foster Care Program Maintenance Rates  (PDF  - 160KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Ahna Minge, Chief Financial Officer		 2021
Puerto Rico Kinship care Professionals Departamento de Familia 
Departamento de Familia de Puerto Rico		 2022
Tennessee Kinship care Professionals Relative Caregiver 
Tennessee Department of Children's Services		 2020
Utah Kinship care Professionals Kinship Practice Guidelines  (PDF  - 820KB)
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2023
Utah Kinship care Professionals General Major Objectives  (PDF  - 571KB)
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2023
Utah Kinship care Professionals Definitions Practice Guidelines  (PDF  - 804KB)
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2023
Utah Kinship care Professionals Out-of-Home Care: Appendix B: How to Create a Climate of Safety and Convey Support for Children and Youth  (PDF  - 144KB)
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2022
Utah Kinship care Professionals Background Screening For Unsupervised Access to Children in Care  (PDF  - 458KB)
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2020
District of Columbia Kinship care Professionals In-Home and Out-of-Home Procedural Operations Manual (POM)  (PDF  - 1971KB)
D.C. Child and Family Services Agency, In-Home & Permanency Administration, Out-of-Home & Permanency Administration		 2011
District of Columbia Kinship care Professionals Grandparent Caregivers Program Fact Sheet  (PDF  - 180KB)
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency		 2022
New Hampshire Kinship care Professionals DCYF Policy Manual 
New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families		 2023
New Hampshire Kinship care Professionals Supports Available for Foster Care Families 
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services		 2023
New Hampshire Kinship care Professionals Foster Care 
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services		 2023
Utah Kinship care Professionals DCFS Practice Model, Administrative and Practice Guidelines  (PDF  - 1348KB)
Utah Division of Child and Family Services		 2023
Utah Kinship care Professionals Children With Special Health Care Needs: Fostering Healthy Children Program 
Utah Department of Health		 2023
Utah Kinship care Professionals Kinship Care 
Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services		 2023
Utah Kinship care Professionals Child and Family Services Plan FFY 2020 to FFY 2024  (PDF  - 1983KB)
State of Utah Department of Human Service Division of Child and Family Services		 2019
Maine Kinship care Professionals Child and Family Services Practice Model 
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services		 2023
Maine Kinship care Professionals Relative Placement and Kinship Care Including Fictive Kin 
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services		 2007
Texas Kinship care Professionals Texas WIC Policy and Procedures Manual  (PDF  - 4908KB)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission		 2023
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Relative Permanency Services: Reducing Time in Foster Care  (PDF  - 449KB)
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2022
Texas Kinship care Professionals Child Protective Services Handbook 
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services		 2021
Maine Kinship care Professionals Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS) Rule Chapters 
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services (OCFS)		 2017
Maine Kinship care Professionals Policy and Rules 
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child and Family Services		 2022
Iowa Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Policy Updates 
Iowa Department of Human Services		 2022
Iowa Kinship care Professionals Social Services Employee's Manual 
Iowa Department of Human Services		 2022
Connecticut Kinship care Professionals Volume 2 - Child Welfare Program Management 
Connecticut State Department of Children and Families		 2019
Delaware Kinship care Professionals Division of Family Services—Policy Manual Introduction  (PDF  - 2842KB)
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families		 2021
Delaware Kinship care Professionals Division of Family Services - User Manual  (PDF  - 2829KB)
Delaware Department of Services For Children, Youth and Their Families, Division of Family Services		 2021
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Targeted Case Management (CW-TCM) Provider Manual 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2023
Minnesota Kinship care Professionals Intensive Treatment in Foster Care 
Minnesota Department of Human Services		 2022
North Carolina Kinship care Professionals NC Child Welfare Manual: Guardianship Assistance Payments  (PDF  - 106KB)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services		 2019
North Carolina Kinship care Professionals NC Child Welfare Manual: Child Placement and Payment System Manual (CPPS)  (PDF  - 600KB)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services		 2022
North Carolina Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Funding Manual: Federal, State, and County Funding  (PDF  - 142KB)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services		 2019
North Carolina Kinship care Professionals Treat Them Like Gold: A Best Practice Guide to Partnering With Resource Families  (PDF  - 5685KB)
North Carolina Division of Social Services, Child Welfare Services Section		 2015
North Carolina Kinship care Professionals NC Child Welfare Manual: Cross Function Topics - Policy, Protocol, and Guidance  (PDF  - 2728KB)
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services		 2022
North Carolina Kinship care Professionals Child Welfare Manual 
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services		 2023
Wisconsin Kinship care Professionals Subsidized Guardianship in Wisconsin 
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families		 2020
Colorado Kinship care Professionals Educational Law in the Child Welfare System: A Multi-disciplinary Curriculum for Improvement of the Child Welfare System  (PDF  - 391KB)
Jeffrey C. Coy, Kris Bomgaars, Kristin Weissinger		 2012

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