For Kinship

Caregivers
The Kinship Permanency
Incentive Program

Ohio Kinship Caregivers This brochure was created by the Public

Children Services Association of Ohio in
Did a court award you legal custody partnership with the Ohio Department of
or guardianship of a child on or after Job and Family Services.
July 1, 2005?
If so, your family may be eligible for
financial support through your county
public children services agency
through the Kinship Permanency
Incentive Program.

Mike DeWine, Governor

State of Ohio
Kimberly Hall, Director
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
JFS 08023 (Rev. 3/2019)

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

The Kinship Permanency The KPI Program KPI Requirements Other Supports
Incentive Program: KPI was created to support
children in the homes
A judge must have
awarded legal custody or
The child in your care
also may be eligible for
Support for relative and of family or friends who guardianship of the child Ohio Works First cash
have committed to caring to you on or after July 1, assistance; ask for a
nonrelative “kin” and for them when birth 2005. “child only” application.
their children parents cannot. Your income must not You also may be eligible
for publicly funded child
Eligibility is available only be higher than 300
The Kinship Permanency Incentive (KPI) for children you assumed percent of federal poverty care.
program provides cash payments to children custody or guardianship guidelines. Contact your county
in the legal custody of kin. of on or after July 1, public children services
To receive the cash
Some kinship families will not be eligible 2005. payments, eligible agency to find out more
for this program. However, it is important to families must apply about KPI and other
find out what resources are available to your through their county resources that may be
family. Contact your county public children public children services available to you.
services agency or county department of job agency and complete a Look up your public
and family services to find out more. family home assessment. children services agency
in the county government
pages of your phone
book, call 411 to locate the
correct number or visit
jfs.ohio.gov/county.