Helpful Links
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
Here is a helpful resource guide produced by Children's Action Alliance.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION & REFERRAL
211 Arizona is a key source of integrated information that brings people and services together to meet vital needs in central and northern Arizona.
Arizona Community Action Association
Benevilla's Kinship Program (for families living in NW Maricopa County)
Maricopa County Juvenile Court
How to Fill Out a Kinship Stipend
Licensed Kinship Foster Care is when a child is placed with a relative/kin who becomes licensed as a foster care provider. As of June 30, 2019, there were 491 kinship foster caregivers licensed as foster parents. This is a nine percent decrease from the 539 licensed kinship foster caregivers reported in the previous annual report (SFY 2018). The current 491 licensed kinship caregivers provide out-of-home care for 887 related foster children. Unlicensed Kinship Foster Care is when a child is placed with a relative with court approval and the relative is not licensed as a foster care provider. As of June 30, 2019, there were 3,173 unlicensed kinship caregivers providing homes to related children in foster care. This is a two percent decrease from the 3,222 unlicensed kinship caregivers reported in the previous, annual report (SFY 2018). The current 3,173 unlicensed kinship caregivers provide out-of-home care to 5,103 related foster children.