Key Funding Streams to Keep Families Supported, Connected and Safe This brief looks at federal funding streams and the communities that use them to support families and children at risk of entering the child welfare system and foster care. Read it now. Read More
Success Beyond 18: A Better Path for Young People Transitioning from Foster Care to Adulthood This report outlines how we can transform our foster care system — and effectively advance policies and practices — to help young adults who are transitioning out of foster care. More specifically: It calls for extending care options to age 21, offering youth developmentally-appropriate services and supports and engaging adolescents in forging their path to adulthood. Read More
Understanding the Basics Core Concepts and Terms This guide introduces concepts and terms that are relevant to advancing equity and inclusion. It is part of the Equity Conversation Guides For Young Leaders and Partners series that aims to help leaders engage young people in conversations about dismantling racism in child-serving systems and ultimately partner with these youth to advance equity and inclusion solutions. Read More
Food at Home Affordable Housing as a Platform to Overcome Nutritional Challenges The report highlights programs and best practices that address the nutritional needs of low-income communities. Readers will learn recommendations that demonstrate how affordable housing can be a platform and how housing providers can play a vital role in ensuring that low-income families have access to healthy foods. Read More
Advancing Two-Generation Approaches Funding to Help Families Succeed This brief shares the funding sources and strategies of six organizations and partnerships pursuing two-generation approaches. It is the first in a series exploring common challenges organizations face when addressing the needs of children and parents at the same time. Read More
Disaster Preparedness Resource Guide for Child Welfare Agencies This comprehensive guide aims to take the guesswork and frustration out of disaster management planning. It offers a seemingly endless supply of no-nonsense tips, research-driven advice and recommendations culled straight from the mouths of been-there, done-that preparedness experts. The goal? Help today’s child welfare agencies prepare — as much as possible — for tomorrow’s next crisis. Read More
Reducing Racial Disparities in Juvenile Detention This report explores racial disparities in juvenile confinement and outlines how we can create a fairer juvenile justice system for today’s minority youth. Read More
Better Decisions for Better Results How Two Counties Are Improving the Quality and Consistency of Child Protection Investigations This report, intended for child welfare leaders and staff, tells how two county agencies applied Continuous Quality Improvement processes to improve their decision-making processes and achieve better outcomes for children and families in their care. Read More
Kinship Process Mapping A Guide to Improving Practice in Kinship Care Many child welfare agencies are seeking effective strategies to identify and engage extended family networks to care for and protect children who cannot safely live with their parents. This guide provides a step-by-step method public child welfare agencies can use to identify barriers to placing children with kin and to develop recommendations for removing those barriers. Read More
Advancing Two-Generation Approaches Developing an Infrastructure to Address Parent and Child Needs Together This brief examines how seven sites across the country are evolving, at an operational level, to better support two-generation approaches. This is the second installment in a series that explores the common challenges organizations face when addressing the needs of children and parents at the same time. Read More