Kinship Care and Adoptions

SWHD recognizes the benefits of children being able to live with relatives or others important to them. Kinship Care and Adoption team members offer crucial guidance, advocacy, and ongoing support throughout the kinship caregiver’s involvement with DCS.

The Kinship Care and Adoptions program at Southwest Human Development is currently contracted with the Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) to provide Kinship Support Services.

Kinship Support Services include:

• • Home study assessments for caregivers willing to take placement of relative’s children in DCS custody
  • An expedited path to foster care licensing
  • Courtesy Supervision
  • Kinship Navigation
  • Annual Guardianship Reports

Eligibility

All kinship caregivers qualify for these expanded services. Referrals will be submitted on your behalf by your DCS Specialist.

Areas Served

Maricopa and Pinal Counties.

Resources

• • Arizona Department of Child Safety
  • Resources for Kinship Foster Caregivers
  • Additional Community Based Supports for Kinship Caregivers
  • Kinship Foster Care – Relatives Caring for Children in DCS Custody Booklet
  • “Go-To Guide” for Foster and Kinship Caregivers
  • AZ Families Thrive: Newsletter for Foster and Adoptive Parents
  • AZ Dept of Education – help in navigating the education system for your foster child

For more information on the KSS program at SWHD please contact Priscilla Marie Salas at (602) 633-8341 or [email protected], or Jen Krohn at (602) 633-8395 or [email protected].