Kinship Care Alliance Snohomish County
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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.
ICCFS Kinship Care Alliance has the the Pleasure of announcing their new Snohomish County Kinship program.
The program includes a support group, outreach activities and virtual workshops for Black and Indigenous Kinship care givers.
Kinship Alliance SnoCo Happenings!
We are currently in the outreach process of our program:
Here is an interest form. Please click it and fill it out, and you will be contacted as soon as possible by the Kinship Alliance SnoCo branch.
Coming Soon!
KINSHIP ALLIANCE SnoCo - Support Group
Every 4th Thursday from 10:00am -11:30 am at the Carl Gipson Center
Virtual Support Group Every 3rd Saturday from 6:00pm-7:00pm via zoom
-Click here to sing up. ( you will be sent a link to your email)
Kinship Alliance SnoCo - Saturday Virtual Workshops
TBD
The Kinship Alliance provides interactive, educational workshops to strengthen the knowledge and skills of caregivers in King County. Highly skilled and acclaimed professionals teach these workshops
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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.
I acknowledge the Coast Salish First People on whose traditional lands I live and work, in particular the Duwamish, Muckleshoot, and Snoqualmie people. Join me in acknowledging all Tribes, whether or not federally acknowledged.
KINSHIP RESOURCES
If you would like to see a list of Snohomish County support groups, please check out these links:
https://snohomishcountywa.gov/6731/Kinship-Caregiver-Support-Program
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.
Geneva Andrews
Kinship Care Coordinator
Office: 425-494-2290