Kinship Online Resources

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Helpful Documents

• Know Your Options: Kin Caring for Children Pub. 5175 (Brochure)
  • Pub. 5175-AR (Arabic)
  • Pub. 5175-BN (Bengali)
  • Pub. 5175-TC (Chinese, traditional)
  • Pub. 5175-FR (French)
  • Pub. 5175-HC (Haitian Creole)
  • Pub. 5175-IT (Italian)
  • Pub. 5175-KO (Korean)
  • Pub. 5175-RU (Russian)
  • Pub. 5175-S (Spanish)
  • Pub. 5175-UR (Urdu)
• Make an Informed Choice: Kin Caring for Children Pub. 5120
  • Pub. 5120-S (Spanish)
• Having a Voice & a Choice, New York State Handbook for Relatives Raising Children Pub. 5080
  • Pub. 5080-S (Spanish)
• Know Your Permanency Options: The Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program Pub. 5108
  • Pub. 5108-S
• Know Your Resources: Non-Parent Caregiver Benefits Pub. 5194
  • Pub. 5194-S (Spanish)

Videos

• Financial Assistance for Kinship Caregivers
• Legal Options for Caregivers in NYS

Links

• The Kinship Navigator
  The Kinship Navigator is a statewide program operated by Catholic Family Center and specifically designed to provide information and resources to kinship caregivers across all of New York State.

Statewide Programs

• OCFS Fostercare
• NYS Office for the Aging: contact information for local offices
• NYS Office for the Aging: information and resources for relative caregivers
• Office of Addiction Services and Supports – links to supporting loved ones
• NYS Education Department

NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
Information on work supports, child support, non-parent caregiver grants, fatherhood resources, benefits.

• otda.ny.gov
• www.mybenefits.ny.gov

New York City Programs

• NYC Dept. for the Aging – The Grandparent Resource Center

National Programs

• Raising Him Alone – resources and support for single mothers and grandmothers

Annie E. Casey Foundation

• Kinship Care Information