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Kinship Public Benefits

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  • Ohio Kinship and Adoption Navigator's Program
  • Ohio Grandparent Kinship Coalition

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Health Resources

Other Statewide Resources

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  • OhioRise Program- Mental Health Resource
  • CareSource information

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Other Statewide Resources

Other Statewide Resources

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  • Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
  • National Alliance of Mental Illness
  • Help Me Grow
  • Ohio Kinship Resource Guide and Permanency Options

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CareSource Information for Kinship Families

Montoya Rogers presents on CareSource in Ohio, including benefits available and enrollment information. CareSource provides public health care programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace.

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Kinship Public Benefits

Amber Robinson and Paula Oliver from OhioKAN present about public benefits for kinship caregivers in Ohio, including who is eligible and how to enroll..  To learn more about OhioKAN visit: https://ohiokan.jfs.ohio.gov/

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Amber Robinson and Paula Oliver from OhioKAN present about a variety of public benefits in the state of Ohio that can support kinship caregivers.  To learn more about OhioKAN visit: https://ohiokan.jfs.ohio.gov/

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Baylee Butler, an attorney from the Southeastern Ohio Legal Services, breaks down different public benefits options for kinship caregivers in Ohio. View all resources related to the presentation here

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Triple P- Free Online Parenting Classes

Triple P Positive Parenting Program gives parents simple and practical strategies to help them build strong, healthy relationships, confidently manage their children’s behavior and prevent problems developing.


Ohio rolled out free access to the Triple P Online self-paced modules for parents and caregivers throughout the entire state! (Make sure your location is set to Ohio on the website.) There are two online programs: one for caregivers of children ages 0-12 and one for caregivers of children ages 10-16. 

Please see this link for information and registration: https://www.triplep-parenting.com/oh-en/triple-p/

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Ohio Kinship and Adoption Navigator's Program (OhioKAN)

2022 Updates

JoAnn Heichel, a regional director, presents information and updates about OhioKAN (Ohio Kinship and Adoptive Navigators Program), a statewide program for kinship caregivers.. To learn more visit their website  at https://ohiokan.jfs.ohio.gov/ or call them at 1-844-644-6526

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Our official partner!

OhioKAN is a statewide Kinship Navigators program for kinship caregivers. They are the official partner and sponser of Kinship Caregivers Connect. To learn more visit their website  at https://ohiokan.jfs.ohio.gov/ or call them at 1-844-644-6526

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Ohio Grandparent Kinship Coalition (OGKC)

Ohio Grandparent Kinship Coalition (OGKC)

In this presentation, Barbara Turpin from the Ohio Grandparent Kinship Coalition, provides information about this statewide advocacy organization for kinship caregivers, as well as ways to get involved.  

Register for Kinship Day at the Capitol here. View their website here: https://ohiograndparentkinship.org/

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Ohio RISE Program

Learn more about Ohio RISE- a program for children with complex behavioral health needs

Ohio RISE is a specialized managed care program for youth with complex behavioral health and multisystem needs by medicaid. 

Learn more here: https://managedcare.medicaid.ohio.gov/managed-care/ohiorise

Presentation by Kelly Smith, Shannon Hunter, and Sharon Harper

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Ohio RISE Contact Map

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Other Statewide Resources

Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities

The Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD) is a statewide nonprofit organization that serves families of infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities in Ohio, educators and agencies who provide services to them. OCECD works with parents to help them obtain the assistance they need. If you need one-to-one assistance, call (740) 382-5452 or email us at ocecd@ocecd.org 

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National Alliance of Mental illness (NAMI) Information

.Jody Demo-Hodgins, the director of the children's division of NAMI-Ohio, presents on resources that NAMI offers to caregivers and children.  For more information: https://www.nami.org/Home

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Help Me Grow

Annie and Devon from Help Me Grow present on free, statewide services this organization has to offer for young children.   Click here for their website.

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Ohio Resource Guide for Kinship Caregivers

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Ohio Kinship Support Programs and Permanency Options

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