About This Program
Target Population:
Relative caregivers caring for children outside the foster care system
For organizations that serve children ages:
0 – 17
Program Overview
RAPP is designed to encourage and promote the creation or expansion of services for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting due to the absence of the parents. RAPP provides services primarily to relative caregivers caring for children outside the foster care system. The Brookdale Foundation conducts the National Orientation and Training Conference to facilitate opportunities for training, networking, and information exchange and provides technical assistance to the RAPP Network through listservs, site bulletins, conference calls, web chats, and an annual newsletter.
Logic Model
The program representative did not provide information about a Logic Model for Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP).
Manuals and Training
Publicly available information indicates there is a manual that describes how to deliver this program, and there is some training available for this program.
See contact info below.
Training Contact:
- Melinda Perez-Porter, Director
Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research
Currently, there are no published, peer-reviewed research studies for Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP).
Additional References
No reference materials are currently available for Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP).
Date Research Evidence Last Reviewed by CEBC: January 2017
Date Program Content Last Reviewed by Program Staff: May 2017
Date Program Originally Loaded onto CEBC: May 2017
