In contrast to the 2002 NSAF estimate of 405,000 children in kinship foster care, the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS), the federal system for collecting data from states on the number of children in foster ca...
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Kinship foster care is foster care given by a grandparent or another relative of a child who has been removed from the home of the parent, and who has now been placed in the custody of the State.
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Foster and Kinship Care Education ... Foster & Kinship Care Providers ... (All classes meet Title 22 Foster Care requirements)
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We serve Yolo County foster parents, kinship or relative care providers, and individuals interested in becoming foster parents or in adopting a child. ... The Woodland Community College Foster and Kinship Care Education (FKCE) program serves Yolo County foster parents, kinship/relative care providers,
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PACWTP Web Portal ... Appendices; Guide to Appendices; Appendix #1: Federal 3x5 Cards; Appendix #2: Matching 3x5 Cards; Appendix #3: Alternate Case Example; Appendix #4: Achieving Permanency for Children in Kinship Foster Care Review Quiz Answers;
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and prepare and submit to the advisory panel an initial report on the extent to which children in foster care are placed in the care of a relative." This Report to Congress on Kinship Foster Care summarizes current knowledge about kinship care, including all available data on the specific issues raised by Congress in ASFA:
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This final report points out that New York retroactively claimed kinship foster care costs as emergency assistance (EA) costs, but claims, totaling $11.7 million (Federal share $5.8 million), did not meet Federal reimbursement requirements under the EA program.
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States' kinship foster care licensing policies have changed significantly since the passage of the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act -- 27 states altered their licensing policies between 1999 and 2001 (of these, 18 states instituted stricter licensing standards for kin).
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Kinship care can be an effective alternative to foster care, ... Family Care or Foster Care? How State Policies Affect Kinship Caregivers. ...
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