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Kinship Navigator

If you are a grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling or other adult who is caring full-time for a relative's child, you are providing kinship care. The following is a comprehensive list of kinship care family resources and services.

Adoption/Custody/Guardianship
- Adoption Counseling and Support
- Legal Issues Education/Information*Kinship Caregivers
- Legal Representation*Kinship Caregivers
Advocacy
- Benefits Assistance* Kinship Caregivers
- Individual Advocacy *Education Issues*Kinship Caregivers
- Individual Advocacy *Kinship Caregivers
- Specialized Information and Referral*Kinship Caregivers
Child Care
- Camperships*Kinship Caregivers
- Child Care Provider Referrals
- Child Care Subsidies
- Drop In Child Care
Children and Youth with Disabilities
- Buddy Programs
- Developmental Assessment
- Disability Related Counseling
- Disability Related Support Groups for Siblings of Children with Disabilities
- Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities/Delays
- Equestrian Therapy
- Evaluation for Assistive Technology
- Group Homes for Children and Youth with Disabilities
- Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal
- Individual Advocacy for Disabilities Issues
- Individual Advocacy for Mental Health Issues
- Individual Advocacy for Special Education Issues
- Parent Support Groups for Parents of Children with Disabilities
- Parent to Parent Networking
- Recreational Activities/Sports for Disabilities and Youth
- Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction for Disabilities and Youth
- Social Clubs/Events for Disabilities and Youth
- Special Education
- Special Education Advocacy
- Special Preschools
- Specialized Information and Referral for Disabilities Issues
- Specialized Information and Referral for Special Education Issues
Children and Youth with Mental Health Care Needs
- Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Units
- Adolescent/Youth Counseling
- Child Adolescent/Youth Counseling for Families/Friends of People with AIDS/HIV
- Bereavement Counseling
- Bullying Prevention
- Case/Care Management for Chronic/Severe Mental Illness
- Child Abuse Counseling
- Child Guidance
- Children's/Adolescent Psychiatric Hospitals
- Children's/Adolescent Residential Treatment Facilities
- Home Based Mental Health Services
- Mental Health Evaluation
- Mental Health Hotlines
- Psychiatric Day Treatment for Youth
- Psychiatric Mobile Response Teams
- Runaway/Youth Shelters
- Safe Havens for Abandoned Newborns
- Sex Offender Counseling
- Sexual Assault Counseling
Children and Youth with Substance Abuse Care Needs
- Alcohol Dependency Support Groups for Youth
- Drug Dependency Support Groups for Youth
- Families/Friends of Alcoholics Support Groups
- Families/Friends of Drug Abusers Support Groups
- General Assessment for Substance Abuse
- Substance Abuse Counseling
- Substance Abuse Day Treatment for Youth
- Substance Abuse Counseling
- Substance Abuse Education/Prevention
Education Issues
- Family Literacy Programs
- Legal Issues Education/Information*Education Issues*Kinship Caregivers
- School Districts
- Special Education
- Special Education Advocacy
- Special Preschools
Financial Assistance
- Earned Income Credit Information
- Federal Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Information
- Federal Child Tax Credit Information
- TANF*Kinship Caregivers
- Tax Preparation Assistance
- Temporary Financial Assistance*Kinship Caregivers
- Utility Assistance
Food
- Food Pantries
- Food Stamps
- School Breakfast
- School Lunch
- Summer Food Service
- WIC
Health Care
- Case/Care Management*Health Conditions*Children
- Children's State/Local Health Insurance
- Community Clinics
- Dental Care
- Dental Referrals
- Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities/Delays
- Health Care Referrals
- Medicaid
- Medical Expense Assistance
- Prescription Expense Assistance
- School Health Programs
Hotlines and Helplines
- Children's Protective Services
- Domestic Violence Hotlines
- Domestic Violence Hotlines for Dating Violence Issues
- Mental Health Hotlines
- Runaway/Homeless Youth Hotlines
- Sexual Assault Hotlines
- Sexual Assault Hotlines for Dating Violence Issues
- Suicide Prevention Hotlines
- Youth Issues Lines
Housing
- Below Market Rental Housing*Kinship Caregivers
- Housing Counseling
- Housing Search and Information
- Subsidized Rental Housing*Families
- Subsidized Rental Housing for Kinship Caregivers
Immigrant Groups
- Citizenship Education
- English as a Second Language
- Ethnic Advocacy Groups
- Ethnic Multipurpose Centers
- Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Information
- Directory/Resource List Publications* Kinship Caregivers
- Information Clearinghouses* Kinship Caregivers
- Specialized Information and Referral* Kinship Caregivers
- Specialized Information and Referral* Older Adults
Legal
- Benefits Assistance
- Benefits Assistance*Kinship Caregivers
- Children's Rights Groups
- Family Law Courts
- Juvenile Court
- Lawyer Referral Service
- Legal Issues Education/Information*Education Issues*Kinship Caregivers
- Legal Issues Education/Information*Kinship Caregivers
- Legal Representation
- Legal Representation*Kinship Caregivers
- Probate Court
Protective Services/Abuse Related
- Adult Protective Services
- Child Abuse Counseling
- Child Abuse Hotlines
- Child Abuse Medical Evaluations
- Child Abuse Prevention
- Child Abuse
- Child Abuse Support Groups* Families/Friends of Sexual Assault/Abuse Survivors
- Children's Protective Services
- Individual Advocacy*Child Abuse Issues
- Parental Visitation Facilitations
Respite Care
- Children's Respite Care
- Children's Respite Care*Kinship Caregivers
Support
- Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
- Case/Care Management*Kinship Caregivers
- Children's Respite Care
- Children's Respite Care* Kinship Caregivers
- Drop In Child Care
- Kinship Caregiver Support Groups
- Kinship Caregiver Support Groups*Families/Friends of People with AIDS/HIV
- Outreach Programs*Kinship Caregivers
- Outreach Programs*Youth
- Parenting Education
- Parenting Education*Kinship Caregivers
- Parenting Support Groups
Transportation
- Disability Related Transportation
- Inmate Visitation Programs
- Medical Transportation
- Senior Ride Programs
Youth Service Bureaus
- Outreach Programs for Youth