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Program aims to reduce risk factors and increases protective factors for children and youth by:
- Connecting children with positive adults (Kin caregivers)
- Educating and providing resources to relatives to navigate the complex system
- Increase formal and informal placement with relatives and paternal family
- Provide culturally specific training, such as 24/7 Dad's AM/PM curriculum, etc.
- Provide equitable case management services
Services including:
- Education: Helps educate and empower families to better navigate the complexities of the system. Provides resources that focus on navigating the court system and becoming a better parent, with an emphasis on fathers/father figures.
- Family Mentorship: Program replaces traditional case management by recognizing the oppression built into "managing family affairs". Mentors work with alongside families to educate, provide resources (i.e. swag bags, resource guides), and nurture familial bonds for improving the well-being of children and families. This service is currently offered in Saint Louis County.
- National Relative Search: Offers a relative search service to GKC families actively working with. This allows the family mentor to identify possible relatives across state lines to determine possible placement options and nurture familial connections.
- Support Groups: Provides a peer-to-peer support, for fathers and male care givers in south Saint Louis County
Program aims to reduce risk factors and increases protective factors for children and youth by:
- Connecting children with positive adults (Kin caregivers)
- Educating and providing resources to relatives to navigate the complex system
- Increase formal and informal placement with relatives and paternal family
- Provide culturally specific training, such as 24/7 Dad's AM/PM curriculum, etc.
- Provide equitable case management services
Services including:
- Education: Helps educate and empower families to better navigate the complexities of the system. Provides resources that focus on navigating the court system and becoming a better parent, with an emphasis on fathers/father figures.
- Family Mentorship: Program replaces traditional case management by recognizing the oppression built into "managing family affairs". Mentors work with alongside families to educate, provide resources (i.e. swag bags, resource guides), and nurture familial bonds for improving the well-being of children and families. This service is currently offered in Saint Louis County.
- National Relative Search: Offers a relative search service to GKC families actively working with. This allows the family mentor to identify possible relatives across state lines to determine possible placement options and nurture familial connections.
- Support Groups: Provides a peer-to-peer support, for fathers and male care givers in south Saint Louis County
Categories
Kinship Care
Families With Children
Men
Kinship Caregivers
Foster Parents
Support Groups
Case/Care Management
Children
Guardians
Establishment and enforcement of child support orders:
- Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index
- Collecting and processing payments
- Closing cases
- Establishing parentage
- Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support
- Locating parents
- Parents and guardians applying for services
- Reviewing and modifying court orders for support
- Working with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota
Establishment and enforcement of child support orders:
- Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index
- Collecting and processing payments
- Closing cases
- Establishing parentage
- Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support
- Locating parents
- Parents and guardians applying for services
- Reviewing and modifying court orders for support
- Working with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota
Categories
Guardians
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Custodial Parents
Paternity/Maternity Establishment