OHIOKAN KINSHIP & ADOPTION NAVIGATOR | OHIO KINSHIP AND ADOPTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (OHIOKAN)

OhioKAN is a flexible and responsive kinship and adoption navigator program designed to assist children, caregivers, and families statewide. OhioKAN's number one goal is to help kinship and adoptive families navigate and connect with all of the resources, supports, and services available to them locally and statewide. The OhioKAN process includes an initial conversation via our statewide phone line (1-844-OHIOKAN), in which an OhioKAN Navigator talks directly with kinship and adoptive families to understand their situation and needs and together determine if OhioKAN can help. If the family and Navigator decide together that OhioKAN can help navigate and access important resources, they complete an assessment overview to begin making a plan together. After this review, the Navigator utilizes the OhioKAN Information Hub to review more than 10,000 local and statewide records to find, analyze, and organize all of the resources available to the family based on their exact situation, location, and needs. These resources are collected into a Personalized Resource Plan, which the family can use as an action plan for accessing all of the local and statewide resources they deserve. The Navigator follows up with the family to ensure they are able to access these resources and address any new or continued challenge

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211 Pathways

Physical Address

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:30pm.

Application process

Call 844-OHIOKAN (844-644-6526), enter zip code to get routed to appropriate region.

Fee

None.

Eligibility

Ohio residents, kinship (formal & informal), post-adoptive families.

Agency info

OHIO KINSHIP AND ADOPTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM (OHIOKAN)

OhioKAN is a new statewide program designed to help kinship and adoptive families navigate and connect with all available resources, locally and statewide.