Erie County Kinship Care Initiative

Basic Information

Organization

Penn State Cooperative Extension

Contact Person

Lynn Clint

Email

lbc10@psu.edu

Website

http://erie.extension.psu.edu

Phone Number

814-825-0900

Fax Number

814-825-4783

Address

606 W. 2nd St.

Erie, PA 16507

County

Erie

Geographical area(s) in which services are provided

Erie county and the NW Cooperative Extension Region

Number Of Families Serviced

60

Program Information

Social/Emotional Support

• Caregiver Support Groups
• Children's Therapeutic Groups

Education

• For the Adult (formal or informal training in childcare; e.g. certificate program or continuing education course)

Meetings

Frequency Of Meetings

The Task Force meets almost monthly. Kinship Family Gatherings are held 3 times/year--Winter/Spring; August Summer Picnic; and Fall (usually the first Sat. in Nov.)

Average Number of Participants

30

Level of Formality

Informal

Assistance Needed

What assistance might your group/program need to better obtain your objective(s) (e.g., identifying potential speakers, gathering information, obtaining publications, etc.)?

We need help in marketing our services because there are many more kinship care families in our county than we are currently reaching. Considering the financial difficulties of our families, we need financial assistance to continue to provide services to our clientele and their families. Could also use help in terms of being alerted to any and all financial resources available to our families. Identifying potential speakers for both the adults and youth we serve would be very helpful.