The Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Program
Effective September 1, 2017, the Department of Family and Protective Services enhanced its Relative and Other Designated Caregiver Program (RODC), which previously provided eligible kinship caregivers with a small amount of funds to help care for children placed in their care by DFPS. House Bill 4, passed by the 85th Texas Legislature, replaced the integration and annual reimbursement payments with a program that offers kinship families a monthly stipend, similar to foster care payments. The program also allows for a 3-year Post-Permanent Managing Conservatorship (PMC) Annual Reimbursement for kinship caregivers who obtain permanent custody of a child.
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- Authentic Voices Video Series: Sharing Our Perspective
- Empowering Caregivers, Strengthening Families Video Series
- Having the Normalcy Conversation Series (publication series)
- It’s All Relative: Supporting Kinship Care Discussion Guides and Video Series
- Perspectives on Normalcy: Videos and Discussion Questions
- Kinship Care (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
- Keeping Foster and Kin Parents Supported and Trained (KEEP) (Oregon Social Learning Center)
- Grandfamilies (Generations United)
- Kinship Care Resource Kit for Community and Faith-Based Organizations (Children’s Defense Fund)
- The Kinship Treatment Foster Care Initiative Toolkit (Foster Family-based Treatment Association)
- “Supporting Relative Caregivers of Children” (National Conference of State Legislatures)
This information was originally published by The Children’s Commission.