Kinship Support Services Program
"A Program of Central City Lutheran Mission Funded and administered by San Bernardino County Department of Children's Services"
Kinship Support Services Program
The Kinship Support Services Program helps strengthen families of individuals who are raising children of their extended family by
providing them with information, community resources, education, and other services relating to their needs. Through kinship placements, families are maintained, traditions are upheld, children move less and experience
fewer behavioral, educational and/or health problems. KSSP is dedicated to provide the support that relative caregivers and the children in their care need to be in a safe and stable environment and remain connected to
their families.
Kinship Services (No fees)
- Support Groups
- Information/Referral to legal services,
health care, tutoring, other - Recreational Activities
- Day Care (for kinship-related activities)
- Respite
- Transportation to/from kinship-related activities*
- Individual/Group Counseling
*Van is not handicapped accessible
Relatives who are legal guardians of
kin-children
- Relatives who adopt kin-children
- Relatives who have kin-children on
a voluntary/informal basis - Relatives who have kin-children placed with
them by the Department of Children's
Service
About the Structure of the Kinship Program KSSP is a collaborative between the Department of Childrens's Services (DCS) and Central City Lutheran Mission. The program goals were established by the California State Department of Social Services and DCS's Kinship Advisory Council. The Kinship Advisory Council is comprised of relative caregivers, representatives from children's services, Adult and aging services, community college district, county and city schools and community/faith based organizations. The Members share a common interest in issues confronting kin-caregivers and the children in their care. Through the use of a community-based kinship model, the program is designed to:
- Provide supportive services to kin-caregivers who care for the children of their relatives;
- Improve outcomes for children in the homes of their relatives;
- Achieve increased stability and safety, reduce recidivism and court dependencies, and maintain children in family-like settings;
- Recognize the importance of relative caregivers in maintaining family ties when children cannot reside with their own parents.
Dr. Norma Alban
Kinship Family Center Healthy Living Educator
Joseph Staudt
Program Director
Dhritiman Philip
Database
Regina Lowry
Kincare Advocate and Outreach/Caregiver
Marisa Torres
Bilingual Community Worker
Google Map
Nearest bus stop: Omni Route 7
North Bound side of Sierra Way
(Located on the grounds of Lutheran Church)
Contact InfoKinship Family Center
5050 North Sierra Way
San Bernardino, CA 92404
909-886-3015 Office
909-882-4426 Fax
Email Us
kinshipfamilycenter@cclm.org
