Kinship Caregiver Program

provided by Hillside

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Hillside Children's Center

1183 Monroe Avenue
Rochester NY 14620
Service/Intake:
315-459-1606
(Beth Harrington)
Main:
585-256-7500
(24 Hour Line)
Hours:
M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM.
Integration Office: 24 hours.
Email:
info​@hillside.com

* 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. 

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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

 

Hillside provides individualized health, education, and human services in partnership with children, youth, adults and their families through an integrated system of care.