2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 74.13.610: Kinship caregivers — Grant proposal — Pilot projects. (Expires January 1, 2007.)

(1) The department of social and health services shall collaborate with one or more nonprofit community-based agencies to develop a grant proposal for submission to potential funding sources, including governmental entities and private foundations, to establish a minimum of two pilot projects to assist kinship caregivers with understanding and navigating the system of services for children in out-of-home care. The proposal must seek to establish at least one project in eastern Washington and one project in western Washington, each project to be managed by a participating community-based agency.

     (2) The kinship care navigators funded through the proposal shall be responsible for at least the following:

     (a) Understanding the various state agency systems serving kinship caregivers;

     (b) Working in partnership with local community service providers;

     (c) Tracking trends, concerns, and other factors related to kinship caregivers; and

     (d) Assisting in establishing stable, respectful relationships between kinship caregivers and department staff.

     (3) Implementation of the kinship care navigator pilot projects is contingent upon receipt of nonstate or private funding for that purpose.

     (4) For the purposes of this section, "kinship" has the same meaning as "kin" given in RCW 74.13.600(1).

     (5) This section expires January 1, 2007.

[2003 c 284 § 2.]