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Kinship Navigator Program

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Description

Kinship Navigator is a statewide program operated by Catholic Family Center to help grandparents, relatives and other non-parent caregivers who provide full-time care for children in their home. The program assists these caregivers with navigating the legal, financial, educational and social support systems in their communities. Resources include a comprehensive website, fact sheets, county guides, forums, and kinship specialists available through a toll-free number.

Goal / Mission

The program aims to provide information and resources to kinship caregivers (grandparents, relatives, foster parents, and others) in New York State.

Results / Accomplishments

Thirteen regional programs provide direct services to twenty-three counties.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Catholic Family Center Aging & Adult Services
Primary Contact
30 N. Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
(877) 454-6463
navigator@nysnavigator.org
http://www.nysnavigator.org/
Topics
Community / Social Environment
Community / Community & Business Resources
Organization(s)
Catholic Family Center Aging & Adult Services
Date of implementation
2006
Location
New York
Target Audience
Families

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.