Kinship Care Program

Fairfax County Public Schools, in partnership with other Fairfax County departments and agencies offers services and programs for grandparents and other family members raising children.

Kinship Care Facts

Kinship care is increasing as a result of family challenges, including military responsibilities, serious physical illness, financial difficulties, serious mental illness, substance abuse, incarceration, child abuse and neglect, AIDS, domestic violence, and the death of the child’s parent.

• Kinship care families come from all geographic, economic, educational and racial or ethnic backgrounds.
• Nationwide, the number of kinship care families is growing, with more than six million children in the U.S. currently being raised by grandparents and other relatives.
• In Fairfax County, according to the 2000 Census, approximately 5,000 households identified themselves as having a grandparent or other family member raising children.

Kinship Care Fact Sheet

 

Kinship Care Programs & Services for Relatives Raising Other's Children

• Support Groups
• Respite Days
• Respite Day Video: Grandparents' Time Out (AARP Website)
• Kinship Care Resource Guide

Additional Resources

• Department of Family Services
• Fairfax Area Agency on Aging     
• Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Disctict Court  

 

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 Questions and Information

Nancy Cronin at 703-277-2634 or nancy.cronin@fcps.edu or

Robin Hamby at 703-277-2640 or robin.hamby@fcps.edu