Support for Kinship Foster Families: New Rules for Child Care
This act aims to make it easier for children who cannot safely remain at home to be placed with family members or close friends. It introduces changes to remove barriers for such kinship caregivers, provide them with financial support and access to services, and strengthen their role in decisions about the child's future.
Key points
Requires states to actively search for and involve family members or close friends as potential caregivers for children.
Provides financial support and access to services (e.g., healthcare, crisis assistance) for kinship families caring for children.
Eliminates age as a barrier to qualifying as a kinship caregiver (if the person is 18 or older).
Requires criminal background checks for kinship caregivers but prohibits automatic denial based solely on past history if it doesn't pose a current safety threat.
Facilitates access to financial assistance for kinship caregivers by reducing the required time a child must be in foster care before support is available.
Strengthens the role of kinship families in the decision-making process regarding the child's future, including the termination of biological parents' rights.
Status:
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