{"id":490,"date":"2025-02-25T17:21:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dss\/kinshipcr\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T17:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:21:52","slug":"kinshipcr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dss\/kinshipcr\/","title":{"rendered":"kinshipcr ~  DSSC Individual and Family Services: Kinship Care Program  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n  <br>\n  \n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n     <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dss\/kinshipcr.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n    \n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Kinship Care Program<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n    <\/header>\n  <\/div><br>\n \n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Social Services  Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dss\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/about.html\">About DSS<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; Programs<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/faq.html\">FAQs<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n  \n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/contact.html\">Contact Information<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/ofclocations.html\">Office Locations<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#ServicesMenu\"><h2>Services <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"ServicesMenu\">  \n    <li>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/assist.dhss.delaware.gov\/\">ASSIST<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/cashast.html\">Cash Assistance<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/genast.html\">General Assistance<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/refast.html\">Refugee Cash Assistance<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/tanf.html\">Temporary Assistance (TANF)<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/foodstamps.html\">Food Supplement Program<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/childcr.html\">Child Care<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/fpl.html\">Income and Eligibility<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#InformationMenu\"><h2>Information <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"InformationMenu\">\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/regs.html\">Regulations<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/pubs.html\">Publications &#038; Forms<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <a href=\"\/dss\/repstats.html\">Reports &#038; Statistics<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div><br>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-9\" id=\"main_content\"> \n  <!--[type=HTMLEDIT name=\"Content\"]-->\n\n<br>\n<br>\n<p>\n  The Kinship Care Program provides assistance for relative caregivers during the 180-day transition period when a child first moves into\n  the non-parent caregiver&#8217;s home (relative caregivers are non-parental relatives, such as grandparents or aunts and uncles, who take\n  on the responsibility of caring for a relative child). The program assists in meeting immediate needs for clothing, shelter, health,\n  safety, and educational supplies.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Financing of the program is provided by the Delaware General Assembly and is limited to available funds. 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