Analysis

• ACYF-CB-PI-08-05
  A description of the provisions of Public Law 110-351 by the Children's Bureau.
• Fostering Connections Aging Out Brief
• New guidance from Children's Bureau on Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program
  The Program Instruction, ACYF-CB-PI-10-01 issued on February 18, 2010, supersedes earlier instructions (ACYF-CB-PI-08-07 issued on December 24, 2008). This analysis describes the new PI. Under the new Program Instruction, states and tribes electing the KinGAP option and seeking to claim federal funding for children in guardianship arrangements prior to approval of the plan amendment must notify ACF of their plans to do so. They must submit a description to ACF explaining the process it will use to ensure that claims will only be submitted on behalf of children who meet all eligibility criteria for the KinGAP Program.
• Resources from CDF on policies and programs related to Fostering Connections Act
  An array of resources by the Children's Defense Fund on policies and programs related to the Fostering Connections Act.
• Connected By 25: Effective Policy Solutions for Vulnerable Youth

National Resources

Analysis

• Summary and Section-by-Section Description of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (H.R. 6893)
  This memorandum provides a section-by-section overview of major provisions included in the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.
• Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoption Act of 2008: New Opportunities for Children in Foster Care and Beyond.
  This Powerpoint presentation provides an introduction to the new law, background on key provisions, the potential impact on children and families, and an information to guide implementation.
• Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act: Implementation Issues and a Look Ahead at Additional Child Welfare Reforms
  This brief summarizes the Fostering Connections Act and examines implementation issues.
• Testimony of Kathleen M. McNaught on the Implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act
  Testimony of Kathleen M. McNaught, Director of the Legal Center for Foster Care and Education, on behalf of the American Bar Association, before the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support Committee on Ways and Means of the United States House of Representatives on "Implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act." (September 15, 2009)
• The Fostering Connections Act Webinar: Ensuring Educational Success
  This webcast provides a detailed overview of the education provisions included in the Fostering Connections Act and an update on the national efforts to support implementation. It highlights Pennsylvania, a state that is moving forward with implementation of these provisions by engaging education, child welfare, and the advocacy community.
• Subsidized Guardianship: Testing the Generalizability of an Idea Whose Time Has Finally Come
  This powerpoint presentation provides an overview of the results of Tennessee's subsidized guardianship waiver
• The Cost Savings of Extended Foster Care
  This edition of On-the-Line with CWLA features important insights from the March 2009 report that examines the potential costs and benefits of extended foster care
• New Federal Law Overhauls U.S. Child Welfare Financing
  A summary of all provisions of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act
• The President Signs Into Law Historic Child Welfare Legislation with New Tribal Funding for Foster Care, Guardianship, Adoption and Independent Living Services
  Provides an overview of Tribal Provisions of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.
• The Adoption Tax Credit: Is It an Effective Approach to Promote Foster Care Adoption?
  Describes results of analyses of income tax returns filed between 1999 and 2005, regarding the use of the adoption tax credit. Examines who received the adoption tax credit (types of adoptions, characteristics of adopted children, income levels of families claiming the tax credit), and the efficacy of the credits in promoting foster care adoption and adoption more generally.
• Resources from CLASP on policies and programs related to the Fostering Connections Act
  An array of resources by the Center for Law and Social Policy on policies and programs related to the Fostering Connections Act.
• Resources from CWLA on policies and programs related to the Fostering Connections Act
  An array of resources by the Child Welfare League of America on policies and programs related to the Fostering Connections Act.
• New guidance from Children's Bureau on Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program
  The Program Instruction, ACYF-CB-PI-10-01 issued on February 18, 2010, supersedes earlier instructions (ACYF-CB-PI-08-07 issued on December 24, 2008). This analysis describes the new PI. Under the new Program Instruction, states and tribes electing the KinGAP option and seeking to claim federal funding for children in guardianship arrangements prior to approval of the plan amendment must notify ACF of their plans to do so. They must submit a description to ACF explaining the process it will use to ensure that claims will only be submitted on behalf of children who meet all eligibility criteria for the KinGAP Program.
• Resources from CDF on policies and programs related to Fostering Connections Act
  An array of resources by the Children's Defense Fund on policies and programs related to the Fostering Connections Act.
• Connected By 25: Effective Policy Solutions for Vulnerable Youth