# Agencies

## What do you need support with? <a href="#what-do-you-need-support-with" id="what-do-you-need-support-with"></a>

Find up-to-date resources most closely aligned to your question(s). \
\&#xNAN;*This content is updated consistently, so please keep coming back as we post more information.*

### **Communicate About COVID-19**

* [How to host a virtual town hall?](/command-center/resources/agencies/communicate-about-covid-19/host-a-virtual-town-hall.md)
* [How to communicate with older foster youth via text?](/command-center/resources/agencies/communicate-about-covid-19/communicate-with-older-foster-youth-via-text.md)
* [How to effectively conduct community outreach virtually?](/command-center/resources/agencies/communicate-about-covid-19/how-to-effectively-conduct-community-outreach-virtually.md)

### Support Youth

* [How to temporarily stop youth from aging out of care? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-youth/temporarily-stop-youth-from-aging-out.md)
* [How to ensure youth have technology devices? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-youth/ensure-youth-have-technology-devices.md)
* [How to help decide how a youth returns to school?](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-youth/how-to-help-decide-how-a-foster-youth-returns-to-school.md)
* [How to serve pregnant and parenting youth?](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-youth/how-to-serve-pregnant-and-parenting-youth.md)
* [How to support youth experiencing homelessness? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-youth/how-to-support-youth-experiencing-homelessness.md)
* [How to treat cases that overlap foster care and juvenile justice? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-youth/serve-at-risk-youth.md)
* [How to limit the impact of COVID-19 for justice involved youth? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-youth/limit-the-impact-of-covid-19-for-justice-involved-youth.md)
* [Are there resources to support tribal communities?](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-youth/resources-to-support-tribal-communities.md)

### **Support Your Workers**

* [Can social workers maintain their licenses during COVID-19?](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers.md#how-can-social-workers-maintain-their-licenses-during-covid-19)
* [How to ensure worker safety during in-person interactions with families?](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers/how-to-ensure-worker-safety-during-in-person-interactions-with-families.md)
* [How to provide childcare to social workers? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers/how-to-provide-childcare-to-social-workers.md)
* [How to purchase of technology and personal protective equipment? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers/how-to-purchase-of-technology-and-personal-protective-equipment.md)
* [How to help group homes and agencies get PPE for their staff?](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers/how-to-help-group-homes-and-agencies-get-ppe-for-their-staff.md)
* [What resources do workers have to invest in self-care?](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers/what-resources-do-workers-have-to-invest-in-self-care.md)

### **Support Foster Families and Licensing**

* [How should foster parents prepare if they contract COVID-19 with foster youth in their care?](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-foster-families/how-should-foster-parents-prepare-if-they-contract-covid-19-with-foster-youth-in-their-care.md)&#x20;
* [How to license homes while social distancing?](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-foster-families/how-to-license-homes-while-social-distancing.md)
* [How to move foster parent orientation and training online? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-foster-families/how-to-move-foster-parent-orientation-and-training-online.md)
* [How to temporarily license relatives/kin or foster parents during COVID-19? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-foster-families/temporary-foster-care-licensing-during-covid-19.md)
* [How to ensure fingerprinting doesn't stop your work? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-foster-families/dont-let-fingerprinting-stop-your-work.md)
* [How to use FMAP to supplement foster parent rates?](/command-center/resources/agencies/support-foster-families/use-fmap-to-supplement-foster-parent-rates.md)

### **Alter Procedures Previously Done In-Person**

* [How to conduct visitation by phone or video?](/command-center/resources/agencies/alter-procedures-previously-done-in-person/visitations.md)
* [How to use technology and maintain privacy during virtual visitations?](/command-center/resources/agencies/alter-procedures-previously-done-in-person/foster-parent-and-birth-parent-remote-visitation.md)
* [How to safely reopen in-person visitation?](/command-center/resources/agencies/alter-procedures-previously-done-in-person/how-to-safely-reopen-in-person-visitation.md)
* [How to conduct investigations?](/command-center/resources/agencies/alter-procedures-previously-done-in-person/investigations.md)
* [What to do about court hearings?](/command-center/resources/agencies/alter-procedures-previously-done-in-person/court-hearings.md)
* [How to design a trauma-informed quarantine or medical isolation program?](/command-center/resources/agencies/alter-procedures-previously-done-in-person/how-to-design-a-trauma-informed-quarantine-or-medical-isolation-program.md)

### Comply with Requirements

* [What guidance is there from accrediting bodies on congregate care staffing? ](/command-center/resources/agencies/comply-with-requirements/congregate-care-staffing.md)
* [What are the current Title IV-E claiming procedures and eligibility reviews?](/command-center/resources/agencies/comply-with-requirements/title-iv-e-claiming-procedures-and-eligibility-reviews.md)
* [Are timeline extensions for federal dollars possible?](/command-center/resources/agencies/comply-with-requirements/timeline-extensions.md)

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