Kinship Alliance offered at InterCultural Children & Family Services
Provides interactive, educational workshops to strengthen the knowledge and skills of caregivers. Workshops cover topics like, How to be an Advocate for your child, Self-Care for the Caregiver, Understanding Online Learning, Urgent Help for Students at Home. Kinship Peer Mentors: 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. - Kinship Mentoring provides services and supports 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).
Location
15 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057
Voice
Hours
M-F, 9am-5pm.
Application process
Call for more information.
Eligibility
King County kinship caregivers are relatives (through blood, adoption, or marriage); godparents; stepparents; or any adult who has a bond which the family recognizes as significant to the child/family.
Fee
None.
Agency info
InterCultural Children & Family Services
Provides early learning and family social services to low-income children, parents, caregivers, and families of color. Supports families with culturally and linguistically responsive programs that reduce social isolation, enhance knowledge and skills, and increase access to community support.