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Kinship Care Resource Center

The Kinship Care Resource Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide support for the physical, emotional, cultural, and social well-being of kinship families in Michigan. Sponsored by the School of Social Work at Michigan State University, the center provides a centralized location where relative caregivers and professionals can receive assistance and find resources. The center's services include:

A toll-free hotline to answer general questions about financial resources for kinship care, legal assistance, and other needs
Referrals for support groups
Resource brochures and booklets
Training and workshops for kinship caregivers and agency professionals
Consulting services for kinship program development
Kinship research
A kinship coalition and a legislative task force group

More details about the Kinship Care Resource Center are available on the Michigan State University website:

www.kinship.msu.edu/index.html

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