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Kinship Caregivers
When children need to be temporarily separated from their parents, LCCS first looks to caring, nurturing relatives or extended family members to welcome the children into their homes. Living with kinship caregivers can be less traumatic for children than placement in non-relative foster care.
LCCS provides kinship caregivers with a variety of services and supports to encourage stable and successful placements. We help relatives meet the children’s needs while working with the parents to complete a case plan. These services range from counseling, to educational support, to financial assistance. LCCS also administers the Kinship Permanency Incentive Program (KPI), a state program that provides financial assistance for eligible kinship caregivers who received legal custody of children after July 1, 2005.
Ohio Resource Guide for Relatives Caring for Children (ODJFS) (PDF)
Kinship Care: Relatives Caring for Children
Kinship Permanency Incentive brochure
Understanding Custody Alternatives (PDF)
LCCS Community Advocates are available to assist kinship caregivers with important tasks, such as linking them with community programs, applying for JFS benefits and enrolling children in school.
Ongoing training is available to assist kinship caregivers in dealing with changing family relationships, behavior management, caring for children whose parents have substance use disorders and other valuable topics. Information on these training classes is provided in the agency’s quarterly foster parent training calendar, accessible here.
Kinship Navigator
Statewide PCSAO Kinship Website
Lucas County Department of Job and Family Services
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Lucas County Health Department
Help Me Grow
ABLE/LAWO
Cherry Street Mission Ministries
Connecting Kids to Meals
East Toledo Family Center
The Friendly Center
MLK Kitchen for the Poor
Toledo Seagate Food Bank
Toledo-Northwest Ohio Food Bank
WIC
LCCS provides kinship caregivers with a variety of services and supports to encourage stable and successful placements. We help relatives meet the children’s needs while working with the parents to complete a case plan. These services range from counseling, to educational support, to financial assistance. LCCS also administers the Kinship Permanency Incentive Program (KPI), a state program that provides financial assistance for eligible kinship caregivers who received legal custody of children after July 1, 2005.
Ohio Resource Guide for Relatives Caring for Children (ODJFS) (PDF)
Kinship Care: Relatives Caring for Children
Kinship Permanency Incentive brochure
Understanding Custody Alternatives (PDF)
In-Home Support
LCCS Community Advocates are available to assist kinship caregivers with important tasks, such as linking them with community programs, applying for JFS benefits and enrolling children in school.
Training
Ongoing training is available to assist kinship caregivers in dealing with changing family relationships, behavior management, caring for children whose parents have substance use disorders and other valuable topics. Information on these training classes is provided in the agency’s quarterly foster parent training calendar, accessible here.
Other Useful Links
Kinship Navigator
Statewide PCSAO Kinship Website
Lucas County Department of Job and Family Services
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Lucas County Health Department
Help Me Grow
ABLE/LAWO
Cherry Street Mission Ministries
Connecting Kids to Meals
East Toledo Family Center
The Friendly Center
MLK Kitchen for the Poor
Toledo Seagate Food Bank
Toledo-Northwest Ohio Food Bank
WIC