Minnesota Kinship Navigator – Foster Adopt Minnesota
Phone: 612-861-7115
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.fosteradoptmn.org/getting-started/kinship-care/
Serves: Statewide
Kinship Program primarily focuses on providing information and referrals to other organizations that offer more direct services.
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- Therapeutic Social Worker Support
- Education Program (Webinar/Libraries)
- Workshops
- Pre-adoption classes
- Foster Care Education/Certification
- Kinship Resource Page Q&A Search Engine (Website)
- Legal Support Referrals”
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota Kinship Youth and Family Services
Lutheran Social Service – Youth & Family Services
Caregiver Support – Kinship Family Support Services
Phone: 651-917-4640
Phone: 877-917-4640
Email: [email protected]
Webmail: https://www.lssmn.org/services/families/kinship
Eligibility
- Provides emotional support, information, and guidance to kinship caregivers of children aged 0-18 years. Support groups are also open to kinship caregivers of adults with mental health conditions and other disabilities.
- Provides support statewide.
Provides emotional support, information and guidance to caregivers
Description: Information, guidance and support for family and other informal caregivers, typically through in-person meetings, over the phone or using online communications.
Additional Information: Kinship Family Support Services provides resources and support for kinship caregivers – those who are raising a relative’s or friend’s child(ren).
The goals are to increase kinship caregivers’
- Legal capacity – foster care, custody options, or adoption
- Financial stability – county cash and food support, medical assistance, other benefits
- Community connections – child care, mental health supports, educational services
- Emotional support – support groups, and community support options
Services include:
- Statewide Kinship Warmlinefor kinship caregivers at [email protected] or (877) 917-4640 (Phone interpretation services available)
- Caregiver resourcesfor financial, social security, medical assistance, legal and other options
- Support groups, both online and in-person, for emotional and practical supports
- Monthly live webinarson topics of interest to kinship caregivers
- On-demand webinarson kinship resources, custody, foster care and more
- A monthly Kinship Care Newsletter
Features
- Area Served by County
- Statewide
- Payment
- Free / no cost to eligible clients
- Specialization
- Caregivers
Application Instructions: Contact the Kinship Caregiver Warmline at (651) 917-4640, toll-free at 877-917-4640 or at [email protected].
Fee: Kinship Family Support Services offers free services.
