Kinship Alliance
What is Kinship Care?
The full-time care, nurturing, and protection of children by: Relatives (through blood, adoption, or marriage); Godparents; Stepparents; or any adult who has a bond that the family recognizes as significant to the child/family.
Funded by
KINSHIP PEER MENTORING PROGRAM
The Kinship Peer Mentor program provides support for Native American and African American kinship caregivers in the early stages of the care of relatives' children, and especially for those informal caregivers not involved through a system such as child welfare. Services include:
Kinship Mentoring – provides one-to-one services and support to access community resources for a 90-day period, then assists in transitions to other services.
Specialized funds provide extra help and specialized support for eligible kinship caregivers (55+, King County, kinship caregivers, specialized ethnic populations).
If interested, click on the link to complete an interest form, and a Kinship Peer Mentor will contact you as soon as possible.
KINSHIP ALLIANCE SUPPORT GROUP
Kinship Caregivers Support Group meets every 2nd Tuesday and 4th Thursday of each month from 1 to 2:30 pm via Zoom & in person, periodically.
KINSHIP RESOURCES:
If you would like to see a list of King County support groups, please check out this link: https://ccsww.org.
If you reside in Washington and need support, please contact your area Kinship Navigator by looking at our statewide resource website, https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/home-and-community-services-kinship-care/kinship-care. To find the contact agency for your area, check out this page: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/kinship-care-support-services.
If you live outside of Washington and need support, be sure to check with the AARP, https://www.aarp.org/relationships/friends-family/info-08-2011/grandfamilies-guide-getting-started.html, or https://www.grandfamilies.org/Portals/0/State%20Fact%20Sheets/Grandfamilies-Fact-Sheet-United-States.pdf. Or contact our office.
KINSHIP CARE PROVIDER WORKSHOPS
The Kinship Alliance provides interactive, educational workshops to strengthen the knowledge and skills of caregivers in King County. These workshops are taught by highly skilled and acclaimed professionals
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The workshops cover topics such as how to be an Advocate for your child, Self-Care for the Caregiver, Understanding Online Learning, Urgent Help for Students at Home, and more.
*workshops are currently on hold until we find new funding opportunities*
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Contact us for more information
Mekina Gault
Kinship Care Coordinator
Cell: 206-510-9600
Kahdijah Jackson
Kinship Youth Program Coordinator
Cell: 206-376-6808
Email: kjacksonkinship@gmail.com
Kimberly Bias
Kinship Program Assistant
Email: bkimberlykinship@gmail.com
Kinship Alliance of King County
InterCultural Children & Family Services
15 South Grady Way, Suite #434
Renton, WA 98057