Kinship care

I am 24 years old and have had custody of my 5 siblings since I was 19. At first, I was given temporary custody. After our mother did not comply with court orders I was told that I needed to take full custody or the kids would be placed in foster care. It is very hard to receive any assistance. I did not qualify for benefits because my siblings were never placed in foster care. … [Read more...] about A life-changing role, Henry County, KY

I have custody of my 3 grandsons belonging to my son. They were living with their mother and their father due to criminal record issues was unable to have custody of them and plus I would have objected due to he is documented bi-polar. This is the second time that we (my partner and I) have had custody of the boys. The first time was for 6 months in 2013. I went to pick up the … [Read more...] about Barbara Graham, Jefferson County, KY

In 2010 after taking my grandson (4 months old) out of a place he didn’t need to be, I started a case against my daughter. I did end up with custody of him. Over the next few years, my daughter has had 2 more children both born with drugs in their systems I also took them home from the hospital when they were released with the court's blessing. I do get kinship care on the … [Read more...] about Grand-parenting, Clark County, KY

My wife and I have custody of 3 grandkids. Ages 2,10,&12. We got our 2 yr old when she was 6 mo. old. She was born with opioid addiction withdrawals & social services were going to put her in foster care. We found out 1 day before court, talked with the caseworker & the judge awarded her to us. We had regular visits & background checks but because she was never … [Read more...] about Kinship Family, Mclean County, KY

My husband and got custody of our four (4) grandchildren in 2014. The children had been living in our home with our daughter (their mother) and she had been receiving food stamps and medical health cards. As soon she disappeared, we filed for custody and got it. When I asked for the food stamps to continue, I was told though they were for the children, it had been based on … [Read more...] about Fayette County, KY