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Re: kinship care policies and services
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<DIV>There is more about "A Second Chance" in a very good story published in <EM>Youth Today</EM> and available online here: <A href="http://www.youthtoday.org/youthtoday/Oct04/story2_10_04.html";>http://www.youthtoday.org/youthtoday/Oct04/story2_10_04.html</A> In Pittsburgh/Allegheny County, Pa., 47 percent of all placements, and 60 percent of placements with families are with relatives. And agencies like A Second Chance help get all of the relatives licensed, which means they have the same eligibility for IV-E reimbursement as placements with strangers. </DIV>
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<DIV>In New Jersey, the state's court-ordered reform plan commits the state to reversing its past hostility to kinship care and reimbursing kinship caregivers at the same rate as strangers.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Urban Institute has produced several useful studies of kinship care. Go to <A href="http://www.urban.org";>www.urban.org</A> and search for "kinship" to find a list.</DIV>
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<DIV>And the University of Illinois Children and Family Research Center has a good summary of the research on the benefits of kinship care in a report available here: <A href="http://www.fosteringresults.org/results/reports/pewreports_10-13-04_alreadyhome.pdf";>http://www.fosteringresults.org/results/reports/pewreports_10-13-04_alreadyhome.pdf</A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT PTSIZE="10">Richard Wexler<BR>Executive Director<BR>National Coalition for Child Protection Reform<BR>53 Skyhill Road (Suite 202)<BR>Alexandria VA 22314<BR>Phone/fax: (703) 212-2006<BR><A href="http://www.nccpr.org";>www.nccpr.org</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 11/10/2006 12:42:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, rmekonnen@aol.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>In Philadelphia an agency called "A Second Chance Inc." -which is based in Pittsburgh, was contracted by DHS to do emergency certifications of kinship arrangements. Within 24 hours of the notice of child placement, their workers must have run clearances on all adults and certify the physical location as sufficient. They prvide other emergency supports such as beds, etc, in order to preserve that placement once it it determined to be viable. It is then processed through DHS's CRU within 15 days and transitioned to a PBC agency that provides kinship care CM. It is on the new agency to proceed with the full certification/training of the caregiver form that point on. I belive jusirdictions are soliciting various similar models to address the gap/problem you are discussing. </DIV>
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<DIV>Robin Mekonnen, MSW<BR>Project Coordinator, CSAW<BR>CHOP/Safe Place<BR>3535 Market St. Suite 1545<BR>Philadelphia, PA 19104 <BR>Phone: 267.426.2887<BR>Email: <A title=mailto:mekonnen@email.chop.edu href="mailto:mekonnen@email.chop.edu";>mekonnen@email.chop.edu</A></DIV> <BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: rachel.molly.joseph@alumni.upenn.edu<BR>To: CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu<BR>Sent: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:43 AM<BR>Subject: kinship care policies and services<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Hello all,<BR><BR>As a University of North Carolina MSW student placed at Durham County Department of Social Services, I am seeking your assistance. As part of my field placement I have been asked to look at what the county does for kinship care providers under certain circumstances. These kinship care providers have taken physical (and sometimes legal) custody of a child due to DSS involvement (but where DSS has decided not to take custody). I have further been asked to make recommendations to improve support for these "informal" arrangements. In North Carolina, kinship care providers cannot receive IV-E foster care payments unless they are licensed as foster parents under the same standards as nonkin foster parents and many times they are unwilling or unable to become licensed. <BR><BR>I am wondering whether anyone has written model policies with regard to these informal kinship care providers. Specifically, I'm looking for any of the following: 1. policies outlining decision making with regard to placement with kin; 2. innovative services or supports offered to nonlicensed kinship care providers (above and beyond TANF child-only grants, food stamps, and Medicaid) and 3. kinship care programs which are in line with the federal priority of placement with relatives and actually provide substantive support to these families. <BR><BR>Additionally, I have not found anything on this issue, but I'm wondering if any one has looked at factors, other than commitment or a sense of familial responsibility, which could be examined prior to placement in order to predict the success of these types of arrangements. </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Please email me directly by reply, or write or call me as indicated below with any assistance you are able to provide.<BR> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you for your help,<BR><BR>Rachel Molly Joseph<BR><BR>JD/MSW Candidate 2007, University of North Carolina<BR>MSW Intern, Durham County Department of Social Services<BR>220 E. Main Street<BR>Durham, NC 27702<BR>919.560.8024<BR><A title="javascript:parent.ComposeTo('rachel.molly.joseph@alumni.upenn.edu', '');" href="javascript:parent.ComposeTo('rachel.molly.joseph@alumni.upenn.edu', '');">javascript:parent.ComposeTo('rachel.molly.joseph@alumni.upenn.edu', '');</A><BR> </DIV></DIV><!-- end of AOLMsgPart_2_7d443be3-6dc6-46eb-87b5-11a0b2deff18 -->
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