Kinship Resources Get Involved! Families without involvement with Child The King County Kinship Collaboration Welfare Services may be eligible for: (KCKC) is comprised of kinship caregivers Child-only TANF: contact your local and representatives from more than a dozen DSHS Community Services Office organizations throughout King County who Kinship Caregivers Support Program partner to improve support for kinship (KCSP): contact the agencies listed on caregivers, including: brochure Resource development & sharing Families may also be eligible for: WIC, Basic Support groups & workshops Food assistance, free or reduced price meals, Kinship Camp & respite activities Department of Early Learning Services, Respite, and Division of Developmental Disabilities services. Please Join Us! Meetings are held monthly. For more To be screened for legal assistance, such as information contact the KCKC Coordinator at: third-party custody, contact the Kinship Care Solutions Project: 206-267-7086. Catholic Community Services 100 23rd Ave South Families involved with Child Welfare Services Seattle, WA 98144 may be eligible for Child-only TANF, and the 206-328-5270 following programs. Contact your Children’s [email protected] Administration case worker for details. Kinship Support Relative Support Services Program Foster Care Payments Services Adoption Support In King County Treehouse Are you raising a relative’s child? Kinship Navigator What is Kinship? Connect to Resources Kinship caregivers are primary caregivers of Many kinship caregivers appreciate meeting The King County Kinship Navigator their relative’s children, such as Family Resources, Support Groups & Kinshipwith others Funds who (KCSP): are raising children in directs caregivers to the community grandparents, aunts and uncles, and close resources described here, and provides similar situations. Meetings are an family friends (fictive kin). Atlantic Street Center (Seattle Rainier Beach) information regarding other needs. opportunity to feel understood, support (206) 723-1301 An estimated 18,000 Kinship caregivers are others, and share information and raising relatives in King County. resources on a variety of topics. The Navigator also helps caregivers access Catholic Community Services/KCSP the Kinship Caregiver Support Program Kinship caregivers offer children the chance (SeattleTo locate Central a support District group & Kent) near you: (KCSP) which provides assistance with to stay connected with their family, culture, 206www.dshs.wa.gov/kinshipcare-328-5951, [email protected] urgent needs such as food, clothing, neighborhood, and school. Center for Human Services transportation, legal fees, household items, (Shoreline) 206-631-9436 school and youth activities, and one-time Fellow Kinship caregivers and many help with rent or utilities to prevent eviction agencies in King County are eager to help or shut-offs. KCSP may be accessed from Encompass/KCSP (North Bend) caregivers navigate services. Support 425-888-3347 x 2307 different agencies (see panel to the right) groups meet regularly: but it is access for the same fund. www.dshs.wa.gov/kinshipcare Fostering Together (Seattle Central District) Caregivers may access the fund only one www.fosteringtogether.org (groups [email protected] time in a 12 month period (regardless of include non-kinship families) which agency they come through). Neighborhood House/KCSP (West Seattle) 206-588-4900 The Caregivers Connection monthly Contact the Navigator at: newsletter provides information for Renton Area Youth & Family Services/KCSP Catholic Community Services caregivers around the state. Sign up at (South Seattle/Skyway) 206-772-2050 100 23rd Ave South www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents. Sound Seattle, WA 98144 (Auburn) 206-459-6467, (Tukwila) 206-604- www.ccsww.org/kinshipservices 2099 , (Bellevue) 425-653-4821 United We Care Please call/email for an appointment: (Shoreline) 206-920-5304 206-328-5951 WA Dads (male caregivers) (Auburn) [email protected] [email protected] .