Kinship Information Packet
Overview / General
Lorain County Children Services Guilding Principles and Strategic Vision
Requirements to be a Foster/Adoptive Parent (Ohio Administrative Code)
Resource Family (foster families and kinship families) Bill of Rights
Kinship Support Groups
Kinship Caregiver Connect Virtual Support Group
Restoring God's Families - Faith Based Support Meetings
First Wednesday Kinship Care Support Group
Financial Programs and Assistance
Kinship Guardian Assistance Program (KGAP)
Kinship Permanency Incentive Program (KPIP)
Resource Guides
LCCS Medical and Community Resource Packet
State of Ohio Fact Sheets
Programs Supporting Kinship Caregivers (pdf) or online
Caregiver Permanency Options (pdf) or online
Ohio Kinship Adoption Navigator (KAN) Welcome Info
Parenting Kin /Care Seat/ Safe Sleep
Parenting Children and Youth Who Have Been Abused or Neglected
Car Seat Recommendations for Children by Age/Size
Grandparents and Other Kinship Caregivers Information from Lorain County Office on Aging
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (article)
To reach your kinship caseworker or the supervisor or manager:
Nancy Griffiths, FBC Manager
440-329-5664
Nicole Schindler, Supervisor
440-329-5653
Carmen Toro-Wooten, Home Assessor
440-329-5309
Colleen Walker, Home Assessor
440-329-5660
Katy Hammond, Home Assessor
440-329-5532
Racheal Cambarare, Home Assessor
440-329-5609
Mary Lee Davis, Home Assessor
440-329-5534