The Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment program (Kin-GAP) is a new permanency option for children in long-term foster care placements with relative caregivers and in certain instances non related caregivers that have established a familial relationship with the child. Â To be eligible to receive a Kin-GAP payment all of the following conditions must be met:
- The child was a dependent of the Juvenile Court placed with the relative for at least 6Â consecutive months before the guardianship was ordered by the Juvenile Court and before dependency was dismissed.
- The social worker assessed the relative caregiver and determined that he or she no longer needed the supervision of a social worker or the Juvenile Court and was ready and able to leave the foster care system.
- The relative guardianship was ordered by the Juvenile Court.
- The juvenile court dependency was dismissed on or after January 1, 2000.
- The child is a US citizen, US national or has lawful immigration status.
Kin-GAP payments equal to the basic family home rate for the county in which the child resides. Learn more at Kinship Care.
For questions about eligibility, contact your local foster care eligibility units:
- Central County: (925) 655-4200
- East County: (925) 522-7410
- West County: (510) 942-2741