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Kinship Care Program

The Kinship Care Program provides in-kind assistance for clothing, shelter, health, safety, and educational supplies to non-parent relative caregivers such as grandparents caring for children under 18 during the 180-day transition period, with eligibility requiring family income below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

Eligibility

  • Household income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level
  • Care recipient age: under 18
  • Must live with care recipient
  • Relationship: grandparent, other relative

How to apply

  • Visit a Delaware State Service Center, call 302-255-9040, or email [email protected] to speak with a DSS case manager; apply online through the ASSIST self-service portal or complete a paper application

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.