Kinship Navigator Program | Perry County Children Services
Offered through Children Services for kinship families who are raising other family members' children or "kinship" children. Kinship family members are blood relatives, including aunts, grandparents, cousins, 2nd cousins, 10th cousins, or neighbors, teachers, coaches, or anyone who has a significant bond with the children who are ensuring that children are taken care of when they cannot be with their biological parents. These children could otherwise be placed in foster care. The benefits of keeping children with a kinship family, and out of foster care, are immense. However, these families are often on a fixed income and are unfamiliar with local resources and in need of assistance. Having a "kinship" child is the only requirement to be eligible for the Navigator program (no income eligibility). The first thing the Navigator will do is to identify an individual caregiver's needs. Anyone can make a referral.
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HelpLink 211 Dayton
Physical Address
526 Mill Street, New Lexington, OH 43764
Hours
Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm.
Voice
Fax
(740) 342-5531
Voice
Application process
Call 740-342-3836 for information.
Fee
None.
Eligibility
Must be 18 years of age; No major prohibitive convictions on record; No substantiated history with Perry County Children's Services.
Service area
Perry County, Ohio
Agency info
Perry County Children Services
Agency mission is to protect children from serious maltreatment and to make reasonable efforts to keep children safe in their own homes and to provide permancy for children who must be removed from their families for their own safety.