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Community News & Resources

Check back frequently – we’ll update this page as news breaks and resources become available.

New Placement Checklist

Designed to help both social workers and resource families think about “what I need to know” during the often crazy time of placement, its use will save valuable minutes down the road.

Wondering who can babysit your foster child? For how long? Where?

Download this handy matrix and decision tree to view your choices for respite care.

CFS issues clothing allowances to Marin foster children quarterly – Jan/April/July/Oct. The payments are issued on the last business day of those months, so resource parents should expect the payment to arrive in the first few weeks of Feb/May/Aug/Nov.

Childcare Bridge Program

Access this factsheet to learn about short term childcare funding for the child/ren in your care

NEW JV290 Procedure

The Caregiver Information Form, also called form JV-290, is intended to provide an easily accessible way for caregivers to provide information about the child to the court.

 

Rodrigo Dias, one of MFCA's Board Members and a Certified Family Law Specialist, has offered to assist with the filing of your completed JV-290. Email the completed form to Alicia Santos at alicia@gjtdlaw.com. Please be sure that the case number is on the form.

 

If you are having trouble scanning and sending the form in PDF format, they can scan it for you if you mail or drop it off at their law office. Please note: scanned PDFs are ideal, as opposed to taking a photo of the PDF. They will also take care of the e-filing fee.

The Mobile Crisis Response Team responds to mental health and substance abuse crises and psychiatric emergencies in Marin. Check out this informative video for detals of the valuable service.

Family Urgent Response System (FURS)

CALL OR TEXT: 1-833-939-FURS | 1-833-939-3877

FURS is a coordinated state and county response system that will provide current and former foster youth (up to age 21) and their caregivers with immediate, trauma-informed support by caring and trained professionals when they need it.

Student Wellness Speaker Series

This speaker series will engage students through a variety of topics from emotional intelligence, anxiety, pressure, and leadership to substance use, LGBTQ+, digital wellness, and mindfulness.
Each session is meant to support Marin’s high school students during these unprecedented times.

SOGIE Guide

Download this well-written, sensitive guide to inform and provide best practice suggestions for Children’s
Residential Providers and Caregivers relating to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and
Expression (SOGIE) while ensuring the health and safety of children during out of home care
and during their transition into young adulthood.

School District Liaisons

Marin County Office of Education maintains a list of foster child liasons for each school district.

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