| What We Do: | We support kinship families in caring for their relatives’ offspring (kin). |
| Who We Serve: | Grandparents and other relative caregivers who are raising their kin children. |
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How We Do It: |
Social Workers provide case management, support groups, educational |
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Why It Matters:
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Caregivers are supported so that children can stay with their extended families |
The Kinship Program assists caregivers in supporting and caring for children who cannot be in the care of their biological parents. These caregivers include grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, neighbors or friends. The Kinship program strives to keep children in their community and out of foster care placements.
Our Kinship Program offers individualized services, such as family advocacy, support groups, linkage with community resources, crisis intervention, respite care, and training workshops.
Our services are provided to:
- Caregivers caring for children who are not in the care of their biological parents
- Youth who are being cared for by relative caregivers