Overview
This resource is a slide deck from a webinar co‑sponsored by the National Resource Center for Adoption and the National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections. It revisits the foundations of adoption and guardianship as permanency options, offering a side‑by‑side comparison of their legal, relational, and lifelong permanency qualities. The slides explore the value of guardianship for kinship families, Native American families, and older youth, and highlight strategies for engaging and educating families to support informed, child‑centered permanency decision‑making.
Downloads
- Download PowerPoint Download Download PowerPoint, opens in a new tab
- Guardianship Resources Download Guardianship Resources, opens in a new tab
- Subsidized Guardianship Download Subsidized Guardianship, opens in a new tab
- Tennessee DCS - Kinship Exception Request Approval Download Tennessee DCS - Kinship Exception Request Approval, opens in a new tab
- Tennessee DCS - Relative Caregiver Brochure Download Tennessee DCS - Relative Caregiver Brochure, opens in a new tab
