Kinship Caregiver Program
thru: Hillside
• Provides intensive support services to kinship families with legal custody or an informal care arrangement for youth in the home. Services include:
- Information and assistance with referrals to community-based services.
- 24/7 access to phone-based Hillside crisis management services.
- Individual advocacy and one-to-one case management support.
- Monthly caregiver and youth support groups.
- Family-focused social/recreational activities.
- Caregiver education groups and trauma-informed trainings.
- Parenting A Second Time Around (PASTA) workshops.
- Based on participating families’ needs, Permanency Specialists will meet with families in the community, in their homes, and at Hillside office locations.
- Support groups, workshops, and family activities are offered virtually, at accessible community venues or Hillside locations.
Cultural Competency
Language Access
Eligibility: Kinship families with legal or informal custody of a child or children in their home. Birth to eighteen.
Application Process: Call for information.
Required Documentation: Documentation of temporary or legal custody.
Fees: No fee for service.
Coverage Note: Monroe and Erie County.
Cultural Competency: Cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion training for staff
Languages: - Staff provides in-person interpreter, Language line, Materials/literature in language indicated
This program is offered here:
Hillside Children's Center
1183 Monroe Avenue
Rochester NY 14620
Rochester NY 14620
Hours:
M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM.
Integration Office: 24 hours.
Integration Office: 24 hours.
Email:
Staff
Beth Harrington
Program Manager
bharring@hillside.com
