The non-parent grant offers financial assistance for grandparents raising grandchildren orother relative caregivers. Find out if this grant could help you.
Financial Assistance • Grant pays as much as $400 per month if caring for 1 child – $525 for 2 children – $650 for 3 children
Eligibility
• Child’s income and resources ONLY considered (Caregivers’ income NOT included in application)
• Legal custody or guardianship NOT required
• Caregivers must be caring for the child full-time without a parent in the home
For more information or to learn how to fill out the grant application, contact the New York State Kinship Navigator: 1-877-KinInfo or 1-877-454-6463 (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) http://www.nysnavigator.org The NYS Kinship Navigator can help you by providing:
• Access to a kinship specialist via a toll free phone
• Answers to FAQs on kinship care
• Guides on kinship caregiving for each NYS county
This information is provided by the AARP Foundation through a generous grant from the New York Life Foundation
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