Foster Care
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COVID-19 extended foster care
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding flexibility in Extended Foster Care, waivers of age and time limits for Transitional Housing Program-Plus and remote approval of Supervised Independent Living Placements. Counties must temporarily continue…
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COVID-19 continued extended foster care assistance upon turning age 21
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding continued assistance payments and case management for persons who were in extended foster care upon turning age 21 between April 17, 2020 and June 30, 2021. The…
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Family Urgent Response System for foster caregivers and children or youth
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued information regarding Family Urgent Response System for foster caregivers and children or youth (FURS). FURS is a coordinate statewide, regional and county-level system to provide state-level phone-based response and…
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COVID-19 resuming in-person requirements for RFA complaint investigations
In ACL 20-43, summarized here, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) provided guidance regarding waiver of in-person various requirements for Resource Family Approval (RFA). In ACL 20-71, summarized here, extended this waiver for investigation of complaints that…
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COVID-19 extension of various foster care and child welfare changes
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has informed counties of extensions of various COVID-19 policies for foster care and child welfare services. The following guidance is extended until the end of the COVID-19 State of Emergency: ACL…
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COVID-19 extension of child care for families at risk
In All County Welfare Directors Letter May 4, 2020, summarized here, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) implemented extension of child care vouchers under the Foster Care Bridge program that would expire for 60 days because of…
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COVID-19 resuming in-person requirements for RFA complaint investigations
In ACL 20-43, summarized here, the California Department of Social Services provided guidance regarding waiver of in-person various requirements for Resource Family Approval (RFA). Effective July 1, 2020, all requirements for in person complaint investigations are reinstated. All…
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COVID-19 financial support for at risk families
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has provided information about financial support for eligible at-risk families with child welfare contact during the COVID-19 state of emergency. Households are eligible if they meet one of the following criteria…
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COVID-19 ongoing child care for at-risk populations
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued guidance regarding child care services for the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children (Bridge Program) and other at-risk populations during the COVID-19 emergency. Children at-risk should continue…
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COVID-19 verification of foster care status for Phones for Foster Youth program
The Phones for Foster Youth program provides a free smartphone with unlimited voice and text and hotspot capability, to current and former foster youth residing in California. To be eligible, a person must be a current or former…