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Kinship Care
Kinship Care is a temporary or permanent arrangement in which a relative or friend has taken over the full-time substitute care of a child whose parents are unable or unwilling to do so.
Children are in Kinship Care due to many reasons including the death of a parent or parents, military deployment, dependency, incarceration of parents, child abuse/neglect, substance abuse, poverty, teen pregnancy, chronic illness of a parent or parents and domestic violence. If you are a kinship care provider living in Clinton County, Ohio, the Clinton County Child Protection Unit can offer you many services including:
Case management to access services and support groups within the community
Home visits
Referrals to legal services
Respite care and-or child care
Referrals to mental health and other services
Transportation
KPI - Kinship Permanency Incentive
Support groups for children and adults
Training for kinship providers
Relative homestudies when requested
Resource manual
Kinship Care Packet
If you or someone you know is taking care of a grandchild or the child of a relative or friend full-time, call 937-382-5935 and contact Dawn Yeakley at extension 1236 or Lisa Sweetman at extension 1345. You can also e-mail them at childrenservices@cinci.rr.com .
