LearnOutside CaregiverInside Parent
Talking With Your Child's School
How caregivers and parents can open a clear, low-conflict line of communication with teachers and counselors.
About 4 min read
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- LearnOutside CaregiverWhole Family
Understanding School Supports and Accommodations
Plain-language overview of the support plans schools use and how families can ask about them.
About 5 min read
- PlanYouth / Young AdultOutside Caregiver
College Planning, Grade by Grade
What to focus on in each year of high school so college applications do not become a last-minute scramble.
About 6 min read
- PlanYouth / Young AdultOutside Caregiver
Financial Aid: The First Three Steps
The core financial-aid actions every family can take, even with a complicated household situation.
About 5 min read
- Find HelpYouth / Young AdultOutside Caregiver
Breaking Barriers Scholarship Spotlight
An MFGP-featured scholarship opportunity for justice-impacted students, with eligibility details and deadlines.
About 3 min read
- PlanYouth / Young Adult
Asking for a Recommendation Letter
How a student can ask well, and what to hand the person writing it.
About 3 min read
- LearnYouth / Young AdultInside Parent
Apprenticeships and Skilled Trades
Paid training pathways that lead to a credential without a four-year degree.
About 5 min read
- PlanYouth / Young Adult
Building a First Resume
What to include when a young person has school, volunteering, and family responsibility but little formal work history.
About 4 min read
- PlanYouth / Young AdultOutside Caregiver
Transition-Age Youth: Independent Living Basics
Identification documents, banking, housing, and the practical adult tasks that arrive around ages 16–24.
About 6 min read
- Find HelpYouth / Young AdultOutside Caregiver
Finding a Mentor Who Sticks
Where mentoring relationships actually form, and how to keep one going.
About 4 min read
- TalkInside ParentOutside Caregiver
Deciding What Family Information to Share
A framework for what the inside parent and outside caregiver each need to know, and what can wait.
About 5 min read
- TalkInside Parent
Respecting the Caregiver's Daily Authority
How an inside parent can stay involved without undercutting the adult running the household.
About 4 min read
- TalkInside ParentWhole Family
Making the Most of a Short Call
A simple structure for calls that are limited in length and easy to waste.
About 3 min read
- TalkInside ParentOutside Caregiver
Letters, Messages, and Small Rituals
Low-cost ways to stay present between calls and visits.
About 4 min read
- TalkInside ParentOutside Caregiver
Talking About Disappointment Without Making New Promises
Language for missed dates, changed plans, and uncertain timelines.
About 4 min read
- TalkOutside CaregiverInside Parent
Explaining Changing Circumstances by Age
How much detail is appropriate for younger children, teens, and young adults.
About 5 min read
- PlanOutside Caregiver
The Caregiver Weekly Check-In
Four questions to ask yourself before the week starts.
About 3 min read
- LearnOutside Caregiver
Recognizing Overload Before It Becomes a Crisis
Common early signals of caregiver overload, and lower-cost responses.
About 4 min read
- PlanOutside CaregiverWhole Family
Map Your Support Circle
A one-page exercise for naming who is actually available, and for what.
About 4 min read
- Find HelpOutside Caregiver
Kinship Care Supports
What relatives raising a child can ask about, from school enrollment to available assistance.
About 5 min read
- PlanOutside CaregiverWhole Family
Household Stability Checklist
Transportation, childcare, food, documents, and emergency planning in one place.
About 5 min read
- TalkOutside CaregiverWhole Family
Age-Appropriate Conversations About Incarceration
How to answer a child's questions honestly without handing them adult weight.
About 5 min read
- Find HelpOutside CaregiverWhole Family
The Caregiver's Safe Harbor Collection
MFGP's caregiver toolkit, workbook, and accompanying workshops — the deeper version of everything in this module.
About 3 min read
- LearnOutside CaregiverInside Parent
Know the Language: Custody, Guardianship, and Kinship Care
Plain-language definitions of the three terms families mix up most often.
About 4 min read
- LearnOutside CaregiverInside Parent
Know the Language: Parole, Probation, and Reentry
What supervision terms generally mean and why the differences matter to a family's planning.
About 4 min read
- LearnOutside CaregiverInside Parent
Know the Language: Power of Attorney, Consent, and Authorization
The paperwork terms that decide who may act on a child's behalf.
About 5 min read
- Find HelpOutside Caregiver
Who May Make School and Medical Decisions?
The questions families should ask locally about decision-making authority.
About 4 min read
- Find HelpOutside CaregiverInside Parent
When a Family Should Seek Legal Assistance
Signals that a situation has moved beyond general information.
About 4 min read
- LearnOutside CaregiverInside Parent
Staying Connected: Calls, Video, Mail, and Visits
How contact generally works, and why every rule must be confirmed with the specific facility.
About 5 min read
- PlanInside ParentOutside Caregiver
Preparing the Family for Reentry
The practical and emotional preparation that starts well before a release date.
About 6 min read
- Find HelpOutside CaregiverInside Parent
Finding Reliable Help Near You
The categories of organizations families can search for, and how to tell a solid one.
About 4 min read
- LearnOutside CaregiverWhole Family
Free Family Guide: Navigating Incarceration
MFGP's free guide covering the first weeks: locating someone, first calls and visits, and supporting children.
About 3 min read