Kindred Voices

Tia-Maria and Candy are joined by Bobbie McBurney-Johnson, Founder and CEO of R.E.S.T, Inc. A PA non-profit organization dedicated to providing services and supports for kinship caregivers or “grandfamilies” and the children they are raising. On this podcast, we discuss the services that are available to kinship caregivers in the Clearfield County and surrounding area.

For assistance or more information about KinConnector, call us at 1-866-546-2111 or visit our website at www.KinConnector.org!

Learn more about services provided by R.E.S.T. Inc. call (814) 762-2933, email [email protected] or visit website at https://www.restfamilies.org or Facebook under R.E.S.T. Inc.

Tia-Maria and Andrea are joined by Troy Dunston, Caregiver Support Program Coordinator with the Bureau of Aging Services and the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. On this podcast, we discuss services that are available to kinship caregivers who are 55 and older.

For assistance or more information about KinConnector, call us at 1-866-546-2111 or visit our website at www.KinConnector.org!

Learn more about services provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging: https://www.aging.pa.gov/aging-services/Pages/default.aspx

Find your local Area Agency on Aging: https://www.aging.pa.gov/local-resources/Pages/AAA.aspx

Tia-Maria sits down with Rebecca Salus the program director of Family Matters to learn about the kinship services Family Matters offers.

Tia-Maria and Andrea are joined by Troy Dunston, Caregiver Support Program Coordinator with the Bureau of Aging Services and the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. On this podcast, we discuss services that are available to kinship caregivers who are 55 and older.

For assistance or more information about KinConnector, call us at 1-866-546-2111 or visit our website at www.KinConnector.org!

Learn more about services provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging: https://www.aging.pa.gov/aging-services/Pages/default.aspx

Find your local Area Agency on Aging: https://www.aging.pa.gov/local-resources/Pages/AAA.aspx

Tia-Maria and Andrea are joined by Shaun Turner,  Senior Director Enrollment Manager and Family Relations to talk about the school and how it has been helpful to kinship families.

For assistance or more information about KinConnector, call us at 1-866-546-2111 or visit our website at www.KinConnector.org!

To contact an admissions counselor for the Milton Hershey School, call 1-800-322-3248 or visit https://www.mhskids.org/contact-an-mhs-admissions-counselor-prospective-families/ !

More information about the Milton Hershey School Experience can be found here: https://www.mhskids.org/mhs-experience/

Information about Milton Hershey's Virtual Open House sessions can be found here: https://www.mhskids.org/virtual-open-houses/

Tia-Maria and Andrea connect with Janine Dunlap Kiah, Esq., program director of SeniorLAW Center's Pursuing Justice for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program, to discuss this program and other legal options and services for kinship caregivers.

For assistance or more information about KinConnector, call us at 1-866-546-2111 or visit our website at www.KinConnector.org!

Information on Janine and Pursuing Justice for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren can be found here: https://seniorlawcenter.org/about/staff/janine-dunlap-kiah/ and here: https://seniorlawcenter.org/projects/grandparents-raising-grandchildren/

To connect with the SeniorLAW Center and Pursuing Justice for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren please call the Pennsylvania SeniorLAW Helpline, 1-877-PA SR LAW (1-877-727-7529), and follow prompts to leave a message. Calls are returned within 24-48 business hours.

Tia-Maria and Andrea sit down the Karissa Phelps, JD, MSW to discuss the legal system as it relates to kinship caregivers.

While KinConnector staff are not able to provide any legal advice, we can assist with you with locating lawyers in your area and information on county-specific processes. For assistance or more information about KinConnector, call us at 1-866-546-2111 or visit our website at www.KinConnector.org!

More information about Karissa and her work can be found here: https://stoneleighfoundation.org/project/pathways-to-kinship-care/

More information on Temple Legal Aid: https://www.law.temple.edu/resources/community-service/temple-legal-aid/

PA Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service: https://www.pabar.org/site/For-the-Public/Find-a-Lawyer

County specific Bar Association Lawyer Referral Services: https://www.pabar.org/pdf/Local-LRS-List.pdf

PA Legal Aid (legal services for low-income individuals): https://palegalaid.net/legal-aid-providers-in-pa

PA Courts Pro Se Custody information for representing yourself: http://www.pacourts.us/learn/representing-yourself/custody-proceedings (check county specific forms for your county)

PA Law Help Custody information: https://www.palawhelp.org/resource/child-custody-5

PA Law Help Custody additional information: https://www.palawhelp.org/issues/children-and-families/custody-and-guardianship-of-children

Tia-Maria and Andrea sit down with Kinship Care expert, Dr. Joseph Crumbley to discuss kinship family dynamics and more.

Dr. Crumbley's website: http://drcrumbley.net/

"Relatives Raising Children: An Overview of Kinship Care" written by Dr. Joseph Crumbley can be purchased here: https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/shopping/shopping.aspx?site=cwla&webcode=shopping&shopsearch=crumbley&prd_key=39a15723-08ed-4083-9cc3-f11e49b3e08e

Dr. Crumbley and KinConnector's trainings can be found here: https://www.kinconnector.org/copy-2-of-training-2.

For assistance or more information about KinConnector, call us at 1-866-546-2111 or visit our website at www.KinConnector.org.

In this episode, we get to know our co-host and Kinship Navigator, Andrea, and here about her experience as a Kinship Navigator.

For assistance or more information about KinConnector, call us at 1-866-546-2111 or visit our website at www.KinConnector.org!

In this episode, we meet KinConnector's Bi-Lingual Kinship Navigator, Alex Maasdam, as he shares his experience as a kinship navigator!

For assistance or more information about KinConnector, call us at 1-866-KIN-2111  (1-866-546-2111) or visit our website at www.KinConnector.org!