Empowering families and strengthening bonds to build secure, lasting futures.
Kinship Care allows children to be raised by grandparents, extended family members, godparents, close family friends, or other trusted adults when their biological parents are unable to care for them. By placing children with people they already know, kinship care can help preserve important relationships, family connections, and a sense of belonging.
How Kinship Care Supports Families
Kinship Care follows the same core regulations and accreditation standards as foster care. Pinebrook Family Answers works with children, kinship caregivers, biological or legal parents when available, and extended family members to address the circumstances that made placement necessary and support safe reunification whenever possible.
When returning home is not possible, our team helps everyone involved identify and work toward the permanency plan that best supports the child’s long-term safety, stability, and well-being.
Pinebrook Family Answers provides services tailored to each child and family, including:
Becoming a Kinship Caregiver
Potential kinship caregivers begin by meeting with and applying through their local County Office of Children and Youth Services to care for a relative’s child or a child with whom they have a significant relationship. Caregivers must also be willing to complete a home study and meet the kinship caregiver requirements established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Learn More
If you would like to learn more about Kinship Care Permanency Services, please call Pinebrook Family Answers at 610-432-3919 or email Rosemary Polon, Director of Placement, at gro.V1788685989LAFBP1788685989@nolo1788685989pr1788685989. Our team is ready to answer your questions and help you understand the next steps.