This Procedure Letter provides guidance
related to the Title IV-E Kinship Support Intervention (KSI) Navigator Program
pilot.
BACKGROUND
During the ProtectOHIO
waiver demonstration project the Kinship Support Intervention was one of the
two core interventions the ProtectOHIO counties utilized to reduce paid
placement days and provide additional supports to kinship caregivers for the
benefits of the child(ren) in their home.
The intervention demonstrated positive outcomes for children; placement
stability, reduction in time to permanency, and benefits to kinship caregivers
in feeling better supported in their care of the child(ren) in their home.
The mission of the
kinship supports intervention was to promote kinship placement as best
practice, increasing attention to and support for kinship placements,
caregivers, and families. KSI assisted kinship caregivers of children involved
with a Public Children Services Agency (PCSA) regardless of custody status or
supervision orders to provide resources to facilitate children having a safe
and stable living environment that meets the children’s physical, emotional,
financial, and basic needs.
KSI has been approved
and rated by the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse as the first kinship
navigator program in the nation. We are
welcoming this opportunity to implement the KSI program again. The Office of Families and Children is
starting implementation through a pilot beginning October 1, 2022. The pilot KSI
navigator program will only be available to former ProtectOHIO counties that
were part of implementing KSI during the Title IV-E waiver demonstration
project which ended in September 2019.
GUIDANCE
This procedure letter provides
guidance to PCSAs about which counties may be eligible to participate in the
pilot. In addition, attachment A
provides program guidance pilot agencies will utilize during the pilot
period.
INSTRUCTION
The following chart shows what materials should be inserted into
the Family, Children and Adult Services Manual (FCASM).
LOCATION
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REMOVE AND FILE AS OBSOLETE
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INSERT/REPLACEMENT
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PROCEDURE LETTERS
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FCASPL 397
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