·State program
Kinship Services
Kinship Services administered by Lutheran Social Services - Statewide
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
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Does the person receiving care live in South Dakota?
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%)?
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Do you need to live with the person receiving care, and how is that verified?
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Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
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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.
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What documents do you need from us to start an application?
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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%.
Living with the person receiving care
“you must have full-time care of a child who is placed in your home through guardianship, adoption, placement by a tribal or state welfare agency, or as a result of a temporary arrangement with the child's parents”
dakotaathome.sd.gov →Work hours
Minimum work hours: null.
Relationship to the person receiving care
“Kinship caregivers include relatives, members of a tribe or clan, godparents, stepparents, or other adults who have a relationship with the child.”
dakotaathome.sd.gov →
How to apply
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Call 605-221-2346 for information; referrals for Kinship Home Study and Kinship Locator services are made through South Dakota Department of Social Services - Child Protection Services