Watch this recorded webcast to learn what it means to build a complete system of foster care as a support to families, not a substitute for parents.

Explore strategies for building an an organizational culture that promotes collaboration to improve service array.

See the impact of a family court's approach to supporting families.

Portrays a young woman's story of growing up in foster care, from 5 months through 7 years old, and the difficulties of transitioning back to her family. 

Describes the complex nature and special support needs of kinship care. 

Demonstrates the importance of collaboration and trusting relationships between a grandmother, a resource parent, and a social worker.

Portrays one family's story from the perspectives of the child’s mother, the grandmother, and the resource parent.

Tells the story of a family from the perspectives of the father of five children; his mother, who takes on the parenting role for her five grandchildren; and their social worker.

Examine strategies for building a healthy, innovative, and supportive agency culture.
 

Presents strategies for building a systemwide organizational culture that promotes working collaboratively to improve service array.

This webinar provides an overview of the Family First Prevention Services Act provisions and strategies related to reducing reliance on congregate care.

Highlights the rewards and challenges of providing permanency and stability for relative children with differing needs. In this video, a single grandparent of five discusses her experience becoming a kinship caregiver, foster parent, and then legal guardian for her daughter's children, support the caseworker provided for her to become a certified foster parent, and the joy of watching her grandchildren thrive.

Emphasizes the necessity of strong community supports to create a secure and stable environment for a new kinship family. In this video, a grandparent discusses moving across the country to ensure her grandchildren could see their parents.

Demonstrates the dedication and flexibility needed when providing kinship care in order to navigate visitation schedules, foster care certification processes, and permanency proceedings.

Addresses the challenges that some caregivers face in their dual roles as grandparents and kinship parents and the value of support networks. In this video, a paternal grandparent discusses how she and her husband provide security and stability for their family by focusing on their grandchildren's emotional and educational needs with valuable agency support and maternal family involvement.