Kinship Care

Kinship Care provides an array of services to relatives caring for the child of a family member through direct counseling and case management services offered in the home as well as additional resources in the community. The primary purpose of the Kinship Care Program is to provide stability and well-being for children in the care of relatives as a result of abuse, neglect, abandonment, incarceration, death or severe illness of their parents. The level of intervention for each family will be determined by caregiver and child needs. The program assists with accessing needed mainstream supports, legal assistance, family counseling, financial benefits, child care, respite, mental health or substance abuse services, transportation, housing and ongoing community based support groups.

These support groups are provided through funding by Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc. and State of Florida Department of Elder Affairs.

Meeting Sites

Family Resources
3821 Fifth Ave. N., St. Petersburg

Citizens Alliance for Progress
401 East Martin Luther King Drive, Tarpon Springs

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church
5340 High St., New Port Richey

Dunedin Senior Center
330 Douglas St., Dunedin

Youth and Family Alternatives
38022 River Rd., Dade City

Procedure to Contact Kinship Care Support Groups:

Call Family Resources at (727) 550-4250 for more information.

To access additional sources of information, we provide the following links:

Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc.

The Brookdale Foundation Group

Florida Department of Elder Affairs

Generations United

Grandparent Information Center-AARP

Grandparents Raising Children

Child Welfare League of America

The Child Care Bureau

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention