Kinship Caregiver Support Program

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Financial Help for Grandparents and Relatives Raising Children

Kinship caregivers often want information and access to the following kinds of services and supports:

If you are a relative raising a child and are struggling to make ends meet you might want to make contact with the Kinship Caregivers Support Program located in your county.

This program provides short-term support for relatives raising a child, such as:

• First/last month rent deposit;
• School clothes or uniforms;
• Transitional Counseling;
• Legal fees related to uncontested custody cases;
• Furniture; and
• Utility Costs.

Funds are for relative caregivers not involved in the child welfare system. Find the KCSP in your county