The NYS Kinship Navigator is an information, referral, education and advocacy program for kinship caregivers in New York State. A kinship caregiver is an individual that is caring for a child that is not biologically their own. In New York State, there are an estimated 179,000 caregivers, 131,000 of whom are grandparents.
Many others are aunts and uncles. 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!
Many others are aunts and uncles. 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!
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The Kinship Navigator is a statewide program operated by Catholic Family Center 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.
The Kinship Navigator (KN) program provides information, referral, education and advocacy for kinship families across New York State. Our collaborations are based upon the Kinship Navigator's three year federal Children's Bureau grant, where the goal is to identify private (informal) kinship families and to connect them to the Kinship Navigator and local resources.
The NYS Kinship Navigator's Regional Navigators are able to present in your local community. We have presented at local and statewide conferences, local DSS's, human service agencies, and other agencies that serve kinship families in need. We have also presented to attorney's via CLE trainings on kinship law.
A. Any non-parent caregiver, including grandparents, relatives, and even non-relatives, who provides full time care for children in their home is a kinship caregiver. There are two basic types of kinship caregivers: those who are not foster parents and those who are foster parents. When this term is applied to foster parents it usually means grandparents and other relatives, but not unrelated caregivers.
Here, you will find information on state and regional legal resources for caregivers, as well as legal fact sheets to educate and assist with self advocacy. Our kinship specialists are available to assist you via email at navigator@nysnavigator.org or call us at 877-454-6463 if you have any questions!
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