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Services
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Kinship Navigator Program
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The Kinship Navigator Program can assist grandparents or relatives in Sedgwick County
raising children in navigating and overcoming the issues and barriers they may face
when parenting the second time around. This program provides a case manager dedicated
to supplying kinship caregivers with the services and benefits needed to care for
the children in their home.
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Common Kinship Caregiver Concerns
- Loss of freedom
- Change in lifestyle
- Increased financial obligations
- Exhaustion and health problems
- Frustration with social services and the courts
- Child-rearing challenges
- Difficulty finding child care and professional help
- Anger towards the child’s parents
- Feelings of guilt
- Legal issues
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ALL Kinship Navigator Program Services are FREE and confidential. For more information
call (316) 942-4261, or you can email B J Gore at bjgore@kcsl.org.
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