Foster Care Adoption And Kinship Guardian Assistance

Author : Emilie Stoltzfus
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781626182561
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Foster Care, Adoption and Kinship Guardian Assistance written by Emilie Stoltzfus and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster care is a temporary living arrangement for children who cannot remain safely in their own homes. For nearly every child who enters foster care, a first goal of the child welfare agency is to ensure necessary services are identified, and provided, so that the child can quickly and safely return to his or her parents. Most children who leave foster care do so to be reunited with parents or other family members. For some children, however, this is not possible. In those cases, the child welfare agency must work to find a new permanent home for these children and this may be accomplished through adoption or legal guardianship. This book examines Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, which declares that states, territories, and tribes are entitled to claim partial federal reimbursement for the cost of providing foster care, adoption assistance, and kinship guardianship assistance to children who meet federal eligibility criteria. The Title IV-E program, provides support for monthly payments on behalf of eligible children, as well as funds for related case management activities, training, data collection, and other costs of program administration.

Author : Congressional Research Congressional Research Service
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781499189100
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Financial Help written by Congressional Research Congressional Research Service and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foster care is a temporary living arrangement for children who cannot remain safely in their own homes. For nearly every child who enters foster care, a first goal of the child welfare agency is to ensure necessary services are identified, and provided, so that the child can quickly and safely return to his or her parents. Most children who leave foster care do so to be reunited with parents or other family members. For some children, however, this is not possible. In those cases, the child welfare agency must work to find a new permanent home for these children and this may be accomplished through adoption or legal guardianship. As the U.S. Constitution has been interpreted, responsibility for the protection of children and the well-being of children and their families, is considered primarily a state duty. However, Congress has long sought to assist states in improving their child welfare services. In exchange for federal funding to support provision of foster care and other child welfare services, states must meet certain federal requirements. Under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, states, territories, and tribes who meet those requirements are entitled to claim partial federal reimbursement for the cost of providing foster care, adoption assistance, and kinship guardianship assistance to children who meet federal eligibility criteria. The Title IV-E program, as it is commonly called, provides support for monthly payments on behalf of eligible children, as well as funds for related case management activities, training, data collection, and other costs of program administration. In FY2011, states (including the 50 states and the District of Columbia) spent $12.4 billion under the Title IV-E program, and received federal reimbursement of $6.7 billion, or 54% of that spending.

Author : Martha Evans Sparks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780834125636
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raising Your Children's Children written by Martha Evans Sparks and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over six million children live in grandparent-headed households in the United States today. The number continues to rise.

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Download or read book Child Welfare written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Child Welfare written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Susan Goodwin
Publisher : Legislative Reference Bureau
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Adoption Process in Wisconsin written by Susan Goodwin and published by Legislative Reference Bureau. This book was released on 1981 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lisa Goldoftas
Publisher : NOLO
ISBN 13 : 0873378628
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Guardianship Book for California written by Lisa Goldoftas and published by NOLO. This book was released on 2002 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers instructions and advice for becoming a legal guardian, discusses alternatives to guardianship, and provides legal forms.

Author : Mitchell Rosenwald
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231146876
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advocating for Children in Foster and Kinship Care written by Mitchell Rosenwald and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to provide strategies for effective advocacy and placement within the foster care and kinship care systems. It also takes a rare look at the dynamics of the foster and kinship relationship, not just among children and the agency workers and service providers who intervene on their behalf, but also between children and those who take in and care for them as permanency develops. Drawing on their experience interacting with and writing about the institution of foster care, Mitchell Rosenwald and Beth N. Riley have composed a unique text that helps practitioners, foster parents, and relative caregivers realize successful transitions for youth, especially considering the traumas these children may suffer both before and after placement. Advocating for a child's best interests must begin early and remain consistent throughout assignment and adjustment. For practitioners, Rosenwald and Riley emphasize the best techniques for assessing a family's capabilities and for guiding families through the challenges of foster care. Part one details the steps potential foster parents and kinship caregivers must take, with the assistance of practitioners, to prepare themselves for placement. Part two describes tactics for successful advocacy within the court system, social service agencies, schools, and the medical and mental health establishments. Part three describes how to lobby for change at the agency and legislative levels, as well as within a given community. The authors illustrate recommendations through real-life scenarios and devote an entire chapter to brokering positive partnerships among practitioners, families, and other teams working to protect and transition children.

Author : Stephen M. Christian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
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Download or read book A Place to Call Home written by Stephen M. Christian and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Margaret Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781634831444
Total Pages : 69 pages
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Download or read book Foster Care in Indian Tribes written by Margaret Evans and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Title IV-E of the Social Security Act provides federal support for foster care and adoption assistance programs. Since 2008, 5 tribes have been approved to operate their own title IV-E foster care programs, although more than 80 tribes initially expressed an interest in doing so. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides development grants and technical assistance to tribes interested in establishing a title IV-E program. This book examines obstacles facing tribes interested in directly operating a title IV-E program; and the assistance HHS has provided. Under title IV-E, states are entitled to open-ended reimbursement for the cost of providing foster care, adoption assistance, and (in states that choose to provide it) kinship guardianship assistance. Additional mandatory funding is available, on a capped basis, for services to youth who "age out" of foster care, or are expected to, and for Tribal Title IV-E plan development and technical assistance. The conclusion of this title provides information on child welfare proposals under the Title IV-E program.