Shared Family Care
An Alternative to Conventional Services
for Children and Families At Risk

Program, Policy, and Evaluation Materials

Documents marked with an asterisk (*) are available through Saundra Marshall at FamiliesFirst 925-602-1750 or smarshall@familiesfirstinc.org. If any of the documents listed here are not marked with an asterisk or do not have a hyperlink, you can request a paper copy from Amy Price at 510-643-8383 or amyprice@berkeley.edu.

Background Materials

• Shared Family Care: A Brief Overview, National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, 2003. [PDF]

• Shared Family Care Fact Sheet, National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, 2002. [PDF]

• A Comparative Look at Seven Shared Family Care Programs, National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, 2001. [HTML]

• Shared Family Care Program Fact Sheet, Innovative Family Partnerships, Inc., Milwaukee Shared Family Care Program. [PDF]

Program Guidelines and Manuals

• Shared Family Care Program Guidelines, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley. [HTML]

• The Shared Family Care Ukama Program Client Handbook, Family Support Services of the Bay Area, Oakland, CA.

• The Shared Family Care Ukama Program Mentor Handbook, Family Support Services of the Bay Area, Oakland, CA.

• Shared Family Care Handbook, Innovative Family Partnerships, Inc., Milwaukee Shared Family Care Program. [PDF]

Policy Materials (e.g., program description, flow charts)

• State Regulations regarding Whole Family Placement Services and Reimbursement (Code of Colorado Regulations, section 7.304.23).

• Wisconsin SFC Program Description, Innovative Family Partnerships, Inc., Milwaukee Shared Family Care Program. [PDF]

• SFC Program IV-E Waiver Request, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Madison, WI. [PDF]

• Cost Neutrality Plan, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Madison, WI. [PDF]

Mentor Recruitment/Training Material

• Explanation of Payments to Shared Family Care Mentors, Innovative Family Partnerships, Inc., Milwaukee, WI. [PDF]

• Mentor Employment Contract, Agreement for Care and Supervision of A New Life Clients, Crime Prevention Association, Philadelphia, PA

• Shared Family Care Project Mentor Application, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley

• A New Life Program Mentor Job Description, Crime Prevention Association, Philadelphia, PA

• Crime Prevention Association Home and Safety Requirements, Philadelphia, PA

• Mentor Interview, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Mentor Family Reference, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Orientation Packet, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Medical Checklist for Mentors, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Training Outlines for SFC Mentor Training, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Vehicle and Transportation Safety Policy, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Emergency Disaster Plan, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Personnel Record, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Weapons Safety Agreement, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Facility Sketch, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Fingerprint/CAI Clearance Paperwork, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Mentor Packet, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

Mentee Assessment

• Individualized Family Plan, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]

• Placement Plan, Whole Family Placement Program, MN Human Service Associates, St. Paul, MN

• Participant Intake Form, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]

• Referral Meeting Checklist, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Referral Packet, including Mentee Guidelines, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

General Program Material

Pre-Placement Materials

• A New Life Program Agreement of Services for Care and Supervision of Clients Placed in the Mentor/Family to Family Program, Crime Prevention Association, Philadelphia, PA

• Sample House Rules, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]

• Shared Family Care Project Rights and Responsibilities Agreement, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley

• A New Life Program Rules and Regulations for Clients Living in Mentors’ Homes, Crime Prevention Association, Philadelphia, PA

• Authorization for Release of Information, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]

Placement Materials

• Daily Report for Resource Parent/Student Parent, K. Kavanagh, OSLC, 1995

• Parent Daily Report on Five-year-olds, K. Kavanagh, OSLC, 1990

• Savings Program, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Mentee Responsibilities Agreement, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Mentor Reimbursement Understanding, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Mentor Placement Agreement, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Budget for Mentees – a basic budgeting tool for mentees, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Housing Forms – tools for acquiring housing after the program, including a housing questionnaire and an information sheet, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Mentee Packet, FamiliesFirst, Concord, CA*

• Mentor Weekly Log, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]

• Monthly Progress Report, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]

• Monthly Team Meeting Report, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]

• Monthly Report of Services Received, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley [PDF]

Evaluation Plans

• Shared Family Care Evaluation Plan, Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley. [PDF]

• Milwaukee Shared Family Care Evaluation Proposal, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Division of Children and Family Services, Madison, WI. [PDF]