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Kinship Navigator

While extended families have always helped with child rearing, grandparents and other relatives are increasingly stepping up to care for children in our community. According to the 2012 U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 42,653 children in Washington State living with grandparents, this number has tripled since 1990. While this number only reflects grandparents it grows substantially when also including the children who live with aunts, uncles, siblings, and other relative caregivers. Most grandparents do not plan ahead to spend their retirement caring for a relative's child. Those that step up are dedicated to ensuring that child's safety. This may require a move out of senior housing to accommodate the needs of a child, or an increase in revenue. Some Kinship Caregivers are still working and need assistance finding child care. Most children enter Kinship Care due to trauma and are in need of counseling. The Kinship Support program is dedicated to ensuring Kinship Caregivers have the support, skills and resources necessary to provide safe and stable homes for the children in their care. We are seeking an AmeriCorps Vista volunteer to serve as a Kinship Navigator and assist us strengthening our Kinship Support Services. This would include helping to raise awareness, developing evaluation tools, and leveraging resources.

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Member Duties : Vista Members will work with our Kinship team to build capacity in our community to better serve Kinship families. This will include developing evaluation tools that help capture the needs, and challenges faced by kinship families. Evaluations will also help to inform us of the value Kinship Families identify by engaging in our non-profit services. Vista Members will help strengthen community awareness of Kinship Care by developing marketing materials and coordinating community events that inform others about the value, growth and needs of Kinship families. In addition, Vista's will help leverage resources for Kinship families which will include securing donations for families who indicate emergent need, creating a calendar of events intended to inform Kin Caregivers of local supports and resources, and compiling a comprehensive list of local supports available to Kin families.

Program Benefits : Stipend , Relocation Allowance , Health Coverage* , Childcare assistance if eligible , Living Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Education award upon successful completion of service , Training .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : None

Service Areas : Education , Health , Children/Youth , Hunger , Housing , Homelessness , Community Outreach , Elder Care .

Skills : Leadership , Conflict Resolution , Public Speaking , Community Organization , Recruitment , General Skills .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Kinship Navigator

Program Start/End Date
02/22/2016 - 02/22/2017

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	WASHINGTON

Accepting Applications
From 11/30/2015 To 01/15/2016

Contact	Shelly Willis
1202 Black Lake Blvd SW
Olympia WA 98502
360-754-7629
Shelly@familyess.org
www.FamilyESS.org

Listing ID	62353


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