"The Kinship Program is my second home. Over the years they've helped me raise my grandchildren and helped us to find a resource for everything we need." John, 69 years and caring for 4 grandchildren

Welcome to Edgewood's Kinship program!

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Have you stepped up to take care of your grandchild or another relative's child?
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  • Children who stay with grandparents or relatives instead of going into foster care do much better in school and at home.
  • ​​After one year in our program kinship caregivers feel healthier and more socially connected.
  • Edgewood supports kinship families in many ways (resources, respite, trainings, support groups, youth activities, school supplies, education/vocation support for kinship teens and young adults).

Funded by the San Francisco Human Services Agency, Department of Aging and Adult Services, Wells Fargo, Ticket to A Dream Foundation, State Street, and other private funders.

iKinship, an online resource for kinship families, provides concrete support to assist kinship families on their way.
 
Find out the latest events and activities.
Read up on the latest news in kinship care.
Find the number to your San Francisco County Protective Services Worker.

To learn more about the Kinship Program please contact Hope Ivroy. Kinship Program Manager.
(415) 682.3276

Kinship News                                                                                      

Latest in Kinship News - ​The Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act (FSHO) of 2019 was passed by the House of Representatives with unanimous consent on Monday night. The bill would provide foster youth with better access to housing when they age out of the foster care system. The FSHO would provide Family Unification Vouchers (FUP) “on demand” to foster youth who are at risk of homelessness as they transition to adulthood. This means that young adults will be able receive a FUP voucher from US Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) as they are aging out of foster care—rather than having to spend years on waiting lists for one to become available— helping them maintain housing stability and make a successful transition to independence.  It will also extend a foster youth’s FUP voucher for up to an additional 24 months as they are working toward self-sufficiency, including participating in a Family Self-Sufficiency program, workforce development training, or pursuing a degree or postsecondary credentials.
 
Save the Date! Caregiver Day at the Capitol on March 10
  
Mark your calendars! The third annual Caregiver Day at the Capitol will be held March 10, 2020. We hope you will join us for an invigorating day at the Capitol educating state policy makers about the realities facing resource families and young people in foster care. Save the date and join us to share your experiences and learn about pending policy decisions that affect our community. More details will be available soon.

Caregiver Day at the Capitol is co-hosted by the Alliance for Children’s Rights, California Alliance of Caregivers and the Step Up Coalition.
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2019 Generations United International Conference
June 12 - 19, 2019 in Portland, Oregon

Featured Workshop: Thursday, June 13 
You Are Never Alone: Building Family Strength Through Kinship Support Groups
Stephanie Hooper (Jessie F. Richardson Foundation)
Bacall Hincks (Children’s Services Society of Utah), LaShawn Williams
(Utah Valley University)
Cynthia Green (Edgewood Center for Children and Families), Lois Kincy
(Edgewood Center for Children and Families), Dyresha Williams
(Edgewood Center for Children and Families), Michelle Rosenthal (Data
with Purpose)
Moderator: Lynn Urvina (Family Education & Support Services)