KINSHIP CARE

Kinship Care

Kinship Care

Introduction

Kinship Care program is designed to support a child who lives outside his own home, temporarily or long term, in relation to (eg, brother or sister, adult, cousin, nephew or niece, uncle, aunt and grandparents, etc.).

Benefits of Kinship Care Program

Kinship Care supports the concept of children living with a relative or family stress, family problems, temporary, and not placed in a foster family or other type of accommodation in the home. For the children who come to the attention of child welfare, kinship care provides another option for placement of a child who can not continue to live at home with their parents. However, it should not be used for training of care in the best interest of the child. (Agnew, 2004, 2)

Kinship Care Coordinators

Kinship Care Coordinators in each district to answer any questions about becoming a mentor relationship kinship care coordinator or other staff in your county can help you throughout the process of creating kinship carer and have a child placed in homes. If you are interested in receiving information about getting care for a child in kinship care, contact the coordinator of kinship care in your county.

The Law

The law allows States to receive federal reimbursement for ongoing assistance payments made to children, to increase production to the custody of a relative. To be eligible, a child must live with a relative point of view, at least six consecutive months and are eligible for IV-E payments at the home of a relative. In addition, the child has a right only if it "goes home, or not taken appropriate option durability child." By law, the amount of cash assistance to kinship care, "education does not exceed the payments that were paid on behalf of the child if the child remains in foster families." In addition ...