·State program
Kinship Navigator Services
Kinship Navigator Services provides information and support to non-relative caregivers caring for children placed in their care by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in Iowa?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
Does your relationship to the person — other relative or non relative — count for this program?
- 03
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 04
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 05
Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- 06
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 07
Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?
Who qualifies, in the source’s words
Where our record has a direct quote from the official source, here it is — otherwise, this is our best reading of the rule.
Minimum VA disability rating
Minimum VA disability rating: null%.
Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“Kin- an adult who is a blood relative of the child.”
hhs.iowa.gov →
How to apply
- 01
HHS makes the referral to Kinship Navigator Services within three days of the child's placement with the kinship caregiver; caregivers may also talk to their HHS worker or kinship navigator to get started