Kinship Care
Sometimes children need to be placed in the care of a relative because they cannot stay home with their parents. When an agency contacts the relatives of a child in need of care, the agency must inform the relatives of their options which generally include direct placement, legal custody or guardianship, and kinship foster care. Any relative who is thinking about caring for a child should thoroughly explore all available options and ask informed questions to determine the choice that is best for them. This section of our site contains information about available kinship placement options and helpful resources for relatives and kinship providers.
- Kinship Care: A Natural Resource – a new video from NYS OCFS
- NYS Kinship Foster Care Statute and Regulation
- Know Your Options: Relatives Caring for Children (pdf)
- Having a Voice and a Choice: NYS Handbook for Relatives Raising Children (pdf)
- NYS Kinship Guardianship Assistance Act (pdf)
- Placement of Children with Relatives: Summary of State Laws (pdf)
- 10 Steps Public Agencies Can Take to Support Children in Kinship Families
- Specialized Services for Kinship Caregivers
- Health Care Issues for Children in Kinship Care (pdf)
- Kinship Caregiver Rights and Resonsibilities from NYC Caregiver
- NYS Office for Aging Kinship Caregiver Programs
- Grand Magazine Kinship Care Resources
- NRCFCPP Kinship/Relative Care Resources
- When Children Cannot Remain Home: Foster Family Care and Kinship Care – Brookings Institute Research
Last modified: December 1, 2011
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