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Relative Placement Through DCFS

Thousands of families are providing care for children who are members of their extended family. This is a labor of love that keeps children connected with their family heritage.

Learn more about kinship care and how children can benefit from growing up encircled by their extended familiy.

Relative Placement Through DCFS (44 min)
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3/1/2005
New 36 hour training requirement per three year licensing period.

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Kinship Providers can take all classes
The Resource Family Training Institute provides classes, statewide, free of charge, whether you are licensed or not.

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This file last updated: Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Ask Children's Administration for more information. For more ways to get in touch with the Department of Social and Health Services go to the DSHS Contact Information Web page. Technical Site Comments: DSHS Webmaster. Site Information.