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Kentucky Kinship Information, Navigation and Support (KY-KINS)

The KY-KINS Peer Support Program provides individualized, virtual, one-on-one Peer Support services to caregivers caring for relative or fictive kin children.

Eligibility

  • Household income at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level
  • Care recipient age: under 18
  • Relationship: grandparent, other relative

Questions to ask the program

These are questions to ask the program, not a verdict on your eligibility. Confirm the current rules directly with the program.

  • Does the person receiving care live in Kentucky? — Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
  • Does your relationship to the person — grandparent or other relative — count for this program?
  • What are the current income and asset limits, and whose income counts? — Our record lists 150% of the federal poverty level — limits change, so confirm the current figures.
  • Is the person receiving care in the covered age range (up to 18)?
  • Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name. — Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
  • What documents do you need from us to start an application?
  • Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?

What this record does not yet say

  • a direct application link