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New York State Kinship Caregiver Program

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

The program supports kinship placements by promoting household stability and permanency through services for kinship caregivers and their kin, including counseling, legal information, support groups, parenting skills, and education.

  • Owner record: ny/kinship-caregiver-program
  • Jurisdiction code: NY
  • Frame: caregiver
  • Review by: 2026-11-11
  • Also called: Kinship Caregiver Program; Kinship Caregiver Support Program

Offering 1: caregiver_support

Kinship Caregiver Support Programs provide support and permanency to families providing kinship care to children who are not in foster care. Services vary by program and include counseling, support groups, parenting skills training, youth development information, respite activities for youth, legal information, access to financial assistance, information, and referrals to other needed services.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"checked": null, "intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
  • Amounts (as stated by the owner): []

Conditions:

  • All of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "persons caring for related children"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "families who are providing kinship care to a child(ren) that are not in foster care placement(s)"

Access route 1.1

  • Where: Local Kinship Caregiver Support Programs listed by OCFS
  • How: Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs.
  • Url: https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/kinship/find-services.php
  • Phone: null

Offering 2: information_and_referral

Assists kinship caregivers in all 62 New York counties by providing information on financial assistance, legal information and referrals, and other issues caregivers face when raising children.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"checked": null, "intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
  • Amounts (as stated by the owner): []

Conditions:

  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "A kinship caregiver is a grandparent, relative or family friend who is a full-time caregiver of a child that is not biologically their own."

Access route 2.1

  • Where: New York State
  • How: Contact the NYS Kinship Navigator for information and referrals.
  • Url: https://www.nysnavigator.org/
  • Phone: 877-454-6463

Offering 3: permanency_resource_center_support

Permanency Resource Centers (PRCs) serve post-adoptive families, post-guardianship families and kinship families. They provide support and permanency to families who have adopted children, have legal custody or guardianship of children, and/or are providing kinship care with or without a legal order. Services vary by program.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"checked": null, "intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
  • Amounts (as stated by the owner): []

Conditions:

  • Any one of these:
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "families who have adopted children"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "families who have legal custody or guardianship of children"
  • Stated condition, not checked automatically: "families who are providing kinship care with or without a legal order"

Access route 3.1

  • Where: Permanency Resource Centers (PRCs) listed by OCFS
  • How: Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs.
  • Url: https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/kinship/find-services.php
  • Phone: null

Owner confirmations

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  • /offerings/2/access/0: sha256:3a599947a7ca50c214e41d1e38867bc342d2f1e52db26cbe854c896c6d287286

Evidence

  • /name: "While grandparents and other relatives raising their kin exhibit a wide variety of strengths, these \"kinship caregivers\" also may face a number of challenges in accessing health, education, financial, and legal services for the children in their care. As a result, in 2006, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) created the New York State Kinship Caregiver Program to assist persons caring for related children." (source, capture efa77503d0bd4f50dffd2a9c97ae14788116eb118606e4663699c8a2e301aff1)
  • /caregiving_effect: "A statewide network of programs is used to support kinship placements by promoting household stability and permanency through services for kinship caregivers and their kin. The Kinship Caregiver Program allows community-based organizations to deliver a wide range of services that address the multiple needs of caregivers and the children in their care including counseling, legal information, support groups, parenting skills, and education." (source, capture efa77503d0bd4f50dffd2a9c97ae14788116eb118606e4663699c8a2e301aff1)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "Kinship Caregiver Support Programs are to provide support and permanency to families who are providing kinship care to a child(ren) that are not in foster care placement(s). Services vary by program. They include counseling, support groups, parenting skills training, youth development information, respite activities for youth, legal information, access to financial assistance, information, and referrals to other needed services. Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs." (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "While grandparents and other relatives raising their kin exhibit a wide variety of strengths, these \"kinship caregivers\" also may face a number of challenges in accessing health, education, financial, and legal services for the children in their care. As a result, in 2006, the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) created the New York State Kinship Caregiver Program to assist persons caring for related children." (source, capture efa77503d0bd4f50dffd2a9c97ae14788116eb118606e4663699c8a2e301aff1)
  • /offerings/0/rules: "Kinship Caregiver Support Programs are to provide support and permanency to families who are providing kinship care to a child(ren) that are not in foster care placement(s). Services vary by program. They include counseling, support groups, parenting skills training, youth development information, respite activities for youth, legal information, access to financial assistance, information, and referrals to other needed services. Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs." (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/0/access/0/where: "Kinship Caregiver Support Programs are to provide support and permanency to families who are providing kinship care to a child(ren) that are not in foster care placement(s). Services vary by program. They include counseling, support groups, parenting skills training, youth development information, respite activities for youth, legal information, access to financial assistance, information, and referrals to other needed services. Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs." (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/0/access/0/how: "Kinship Caregiver Support Programs are to provide support and permanency to families who are providing kinship care to a child(ren) that are not in foster care placement(s). Services vary by program. They include counseling, support groups, parenting skills training, youth development information, respite activities for youth, legal information, access to financial assistance, information, and referrals to other needed services. Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs." (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/0/access/0/url: "* Crisis Links/Toll-Free Hotline Numbers\n* Kinship Navigator\n* Kinship Caregiver Support Programs\n* Permanency Resource Centers (PRCs)" (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/1/summary: "## Help for Kinship Caregivers in all of \n New York’s 62 Counties" (source, capture 3e6cad931e5ba8f1b6fb73f38805fe1694e76663b66bf0d437778e61457209e2)
  • /offerings/1/summary: "The Navigator seeks to assist these caregivers by providing information on financial assistance, legal information and referrals, and other types of issues that caregivers face when raising children in order to provide stability and permanency in the home. Call us today for more information!" (source, capture 3e6cad931e5ba8f1b6fb73f38805fe1694e76663b66bf0d437778e61457209e2)
  • /offerings/1/rules: "Image 2\nThe Kinship Navigator is a statewide program operated by Catholic Charities and Family Community Services and specially designed to provide an information and referral network for kinship caregivers across all of New York State. A kinship caregiver is a grandparent, relative or family friend who is a full-time caregiver of a child that is not biologically their own." (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/1/access/0/where: "Image 2\nThe Kinship Navigator is a statewide program operated by Catholic Charities and Family Community Services and specially designed to provide an information and referral network for kinship caregivers across all of New York State. A kinship caregiver is a grandparent, relative or family friend who is a full-time caregiver of a child that is not biologically their own." (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/1/access/0/how: "* NYS Kinship Navigator\n* Phone number: 877-454-6463" (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/1/access/0/url: "* NYS Kinship Navigator\n* Phone number: 877-454-6463" (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/1/access/0/phone: "* NYS Kinship Navigator\n* Phone number: 877-454-6463" (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/2/summary: "Permanency Resource Centers (PRC) serve post-adoptive families, post-guardianship families and kinship families. They provide support and permanency to families who have adopted children, have legal custody or guardianship of children, and/or are providing kinship care with or without a legal order. The goal of PRCs is to safely maintain children in the home, to connect families to community services, and to preserve culture and relationships. Services vary by program. Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs." (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/2/rules: "Permanency Resource Centers (PRC) serve post-adoptive families, post-guardianship families and kinship families. They provide support and permanency to families who have adopted children, have legal custody or guardianship of children, and/or are providing kinship care with or without a legal order. The goal of PRCs is to safely maintain children in the home, to connect families to community services, and to preserve culture and relationships. Services vary by program. Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs." (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/2/access/0/where: "Permanency Resource Centers (PRC) serve post-adoptive families, post-guardianship families and kinship families. They provide support and permanency to families who have adopted children, have legal custody or guardianship of children, and/or are providing kinship care with or without a legal order. The goal of PRCs is to safely maintain children in the home, to connect families to community services, and to preserve culture and relationships. Services vary by program. Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs." (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/2/access/0/how: "Permanency Resource Centers (PRC) serve post-adoptive families, post-guardianship families and kinship families. They provide support and permanency to families who have adopted children, have legal custody or guardianship of children, and/or are providing kinship care with or without a legal order. The goal of PRCs is to safely maintain children in the home, to connect families to community services, and to preserve culture and relationships. Services vary by program. Please contact the program in your area to discuss your needs." (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)
  • /offerings/2/access/0/url: "* Crisis Links/Toll-Free Hotline Numbers\n* Kinship Navigator\n* Kinship Caregiver Support Programs\n* Permanency Resource Centers (PRCs)" (source, capture 3a659bdd231b851b7353d0402800b1a2b7f6ba42189c0390ce1917deba9663ef)