Printable tools for caregivers, families and professionals.
Caregiver tools come first. Professional and organizational tools are grouped separately below so you can quickly find the downloads meant for you.
Start with the tool that matches the problem in front of you.
These downloads are written for grandparents, relatives and other kinship caregivers. You do not need to print everything at once.
PEI: Who Do I Call?
Keep Child Protection, mental health, family violence, legal help, GACP, school support and 211 contacts together.
Download quick referenceGrandfamily Care Binder
Organize contacts, legal status, health, school, benefits, family contact, routines, GACP questions and future planning.
Download care binderFirst 7 Days Kinship Care Checklist
Work through immediate safety, documents, school, health, legal authority and practical needs.
Download checklistCaregiver checklists & worksheets
PEI Kinship Caregiver Benefits Checklist
Work through CCB, GACP, disability-related benefits, CPP children's benefits, dental coverage and other common money questions.
Download benefits checklistCRA Primary Caregiver Document Checklist
Keep the school, court, activity and professional records CRA may use to confirm where the child lived and who provided care.
Download CRA document checklistParental Substance Use & Grandfamilies in PEI
Child impacts, relational safety, recovery, parent contact, naloxone, caregiver wellbeing and PEI supports.
Download substance-use handbookSubstance Use Safety & Contact Plan
Write down household boundaries, parent-contact conditions, transport, naloxone and emergency steps.
Download safety planKinship Caregiver Document Checklist
Track identity, legal, health, school and benefit documents that may matter.
Download document checklistQuestions to Ask Your GACP Worker
Prepare questions about placement, authority, payments, expenses, contact and reviews.
Download GACP worksheetSchool Information Sheet
Organize school contacts, authority information and supports without oversharing private family details.
Download school sheetChild Health & Medication Record
Keep medications, allergies, providers, appointments and consent notes together.
Download health recordKinship Care Expense Tracker
Record new or increased child-related household costs in one place.
Download expense trackerQuestions About Custody & Guardianship
Prepare for a lawyer or legal-information appointment with the questions and documents that matter.
Download legal worksheetParent & Family Contact Planner
Plan visits, calls and other contact around the child's needs and any legal or GACP requirements.
Download contact plannerTurning 18 Transition Checklist
Plan identification, benefits, health, education, housing and adult supports before the 18th birthday.
Download transition checklistFamily Emergency & Support Plan
Write down backup caregivers, emergency contacts, health information and practical arrangements before a crisis.
Download emergency planKinship Care Pathways in PEI
Compare informal care, GACP, guardianship, relative adoption and reunification.
Download pathways guideIf You Are Asked to Take a Child Today
Questions for the first hours and days of a sudden kinship placement.
Download emergency questionsMeeting & Advocacy Record
Prepare questions and record decisions, responsibilities, deadlines and unresolved issues.
Download meeting recordUse these to make support more consistent across home, school and the transition to adulthood.
FASD Caregiver Support Plan
Record strengths, communication supports, overload signs, regulation strategies and safety planning.
Download support planFASD School Meeting Planner
Bring learning barriers, supports to try, responsibilities and a review date into one school meeting.
Download school plannerFASD Transition to Adulthood Checklist
Start early and plan across services, money, housing, health, education, work and natural supports.
Download transition checklistUse these after a major family change to make safety, routines and support more visible.
Child Protective Factors Plan
Identify strengths and gaps across safety, relationships, school, community, body regulation, identity and child voice.
Download protective-factors planSafe & Settled Plan
Record what the child needs to know now, daily routines, overload signs, calming supports and important people.
Download Safe & Settled planTrauma-Informed Health Visit Preparation
Prepare for medical or dental appointments using realistic choices, predictable communication and follow-up notes.
Download health visit plannerKeep local services, Jordan's Principle and family/community connections organized.
Epekwitk Mi'kmaq Kinship Support Map
Quick contacts for Family PRIDE, Jordan's Principle, Abegweit, Lennox Island and urgent PEI services.
Download support mapJordan's Principle Request Prep - PEI
Organize eligibility, the child's unmet need, supporting documents, cost information and follow-up.
Download request prepFamily, Community & Culture Connection Plan
Identify important people and practical actions while keeping cultural guidance with the child, family and First Nation.
Download connection planUse these to set expectations before a problem and respond calmly if something serious happens.
Family Online Safety Plan for Kinship Care
Build rules around privacy, accounts, monitoring, family contact and help-seeking with the child or teen.
Download family planIf a Youth's Intimate Image Is Shared: First Steps
Use for real, edited or AI-generated intimate-image incidents, including evidence, reporting, removal and school follow-up.
Download first-steps sheetPractice, referral and service-design tools.
These downloads are intended for schools, health services, social and community services, workplaces, facilitators and organizations supporting kinship families.
Need the complete professional package?
The PEI Kinship-Friendly Practice Toolkit brings the professional worksheets, checklists and referral tools together in one organized package.
10 Things Professionals Should Know About Grandfamilies
A quick orientation sheet for staff meetings, onboarding and professional development.
Download professional overviewKinship-Friendly Organization Checklist
Review language, forms, authority, privacy, affordability, referrals and organizational practice.
Download organization checklistFamily & Kin Network Map
Identify relatives, siblings, family friends and other important people, including roles beyond full-time placement.
Download network mapKinship Case Conference Checklist
Structure multi-service meetings around authority, child voice, practical barriers, decisions and follow-up.
Download case-conference checklistChild & Youth Voice Conversation Sheet
Prepare an age-appropriate conversation without making the child responsible for the adult decision.
Download conversation sheetProfessional Kinship Referral Checklist
Make a consent-based warm referral without oversharing a child's private history.
Download referral checklistKinship-Friendly Form Audit
Review intake, registration, consent, privacy and authority questions for parent-only assumptions.
Download form auditFirst 30 Days Support Checklist
Assign urgent actions, owners and review dates after a new kinship placement.
Download first-month checklistWarm Referral & Follow-up Log
Track whether a caregiver reached the service and what barrier appeared.
Download follow-up logPeer Support Group Session Planner
Plan session boundaries, themes, resources, referrals and facilitator follow-up.
Download session plannerGrandfamilies & Kinship Care in PEI: The Facts
A concise evidence sheet for presentations, professional education, media and funding conversations.
Download PEI facts sheetParental Substance Use & Kinship Families
Quick practice guide on language, relational safety, caregiver burden, referrals and overdose planning.
Download professional guideSchool Response Checklist: Image-Based Abuse & Sextortion
Immediate safety, privacy, caregiver contact, reporting, school planning and follow-up for real, edited or AI-generated intimate-image incidents.
Download school checklistWorksheets organize the next conversation. The resource pages explain the context.
For legal status, benefits, GACP eligibility, health decisions or program rules, use the current PEI or Canadian source linked from the relevant guide.
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What happens if you become unable to provide care?
Use the Family Emergency & Support Plan with our backup-care guide to organize immediate and longer-term questions.
Read backup-care planning