Kentucky Caregiver Program, (through the Department on Aging and Independent Living) recently expanded to all 15 Areal Development Districts, provides supports to grandparents, who meet the income qualifications. Previously this program was limited to only a few Areal Development Districts, but the Governor Announced recently expanding this program back to all districts.

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Purchase

Cissy Fox, AAAIL Director
Jeremy Buchanan Ex. Dir.
1002 Medical Dr
PO Box 588
Mayfield, KY 42066
(270) 247-7171
(270) 251-6110 [FAX]

2

Pennyrile

Jill Collins, AAAIL Director
Jason Vincent, Exec. Dir.
300 Hammond Drive
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
(270) 886-9484
(270) 886-3211 [FAX]

3

Green River

Jennifer Williams, AAAIL Director
Joanna Shake, Exec. Dir.
300 GRADD way
Owensboro, KY 42301-0200
(270) 926-4433
(270) 684-0714 [FAX]

4

Barren River

Alecia Johnson, AAAIL Director
Eric Sexton, Exec. Dir.
177 Graham Ave
Bowling Green, KY 42102-9005
(270) 781-2381
(270) 842-0768 [FAX]

5

Lincoln Trail

Sue Greenwell, AAAIL Director
Daniel London, Exec. Dir.
613 College Street Rd, PO Box 604
Elizabethtown, KY 42702-0604
(270) 769-2393
(270) 769-2993 [FAX]

6

KIPDA

Jessica Elkin, AAAIL Director
Jarrett Haley, Exec. Dir.
11520 Commonwealth Drive
Louisville, KY 40299
(502) 266-6084
(502) 266-5047 [FAX]

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Northern Kentucky

Anne Wildman, AAAIL Director
Tara Noem, Exec. Dir.
22 Spiral Drive
Florence, KY 41042
859-283-1885
(859) 283-8178 [FAX]

8

Buffalo Trace

Caroline Ullery, AAAIL Director
Amy G. Kennedy, Exec. Dir.
201 Government St., Ste. 300
PO Box 460, Maysville, KY 41056
(606) 564-6894
(606) 564-0955 [FAX]

9

Gateway

Jason Boggs, AAAIL Director
Josh Farrow, Exec. Dir.
110 Lake Park Dr
Morehead KY 40351
(606) 780-0090
(606) 780-0111

10

FIVCO

Nicole Davis, AAAIL Director
Kelly Ward, Exec. Dir.
32 FIVCO CT.
Grayson, KY 41143
(606) 929-1366
(606) 929-1390 [FAX]

11

Big Sandy

Amber Lawson, AAAIL Director
Eric Ratliff, Exec. Dir.
110 Resource Court
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
(606) 886-2374 ext. 239

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Kentucky River

Stacie Noble, AAAIL Director
Michelle Allen, Exec. Dir.
941 North Main Street
Hazard, KY 41701
(606) 436-3158
(606) 436-2144 [FAX]

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Cumberland Valley

Leigh Powell, AAAIL Director
Whitney Chesnut, Exec. Dir.
342 Old Whitley Rd, PO Box 1740
London, KY 40743-1740
(606) 864-7391
(606) 878-7361 [FAX]

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Lake Cumberland

Tonya Bloyd, AAAIL Director
Waylon Wright, Exec. Dir.
2384 Lakeway Drive
PO Box 1570
Russell Springs, KY 42642
270-866-4200
(270) 866-2044 [FAX]

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Bluegrass

Celeste Robinson, AAAIL Director
David Duttlinger, Exec. Dir.
699 Perimeter Drive
Lexington, KY 40517
(859) 269-8021
(859) 269-7917 [FAX]

Resources

• Adoption Support of Kentucky


• Investigation Support


• KY Faces


• Kentucky Relative Caregiver Brochure


• Training Support Network

Quarterly Newsletter 2023

2022 Data

National Key Facts and Statistics

• There are over 407,000 children and youth in foster care, and 34 percent were placed with relatives or kin.
• The term kin encompasses both relatives (those related by blood or marriage) and fictive kin (those who are unrelated but have such a close emotional relationship that they are considered like family to children and youth).
• When children cannot remain safely in their home, placement with relatives and kin —both formally through the child welfare system and informally through family arrangements—can increase stability, reduce trauma, and help children maintain a sense of family, belonging, and identity.
• Investing in culturally appropriate services and supports for relative and kin caregivers may help reinforce a child’s cultural identity and traditions.
• The inclusion of kin and extended family members in case planning expands placement and permanency options for children and youth when in-home care is not feasible.
• Millions of children and youth live with relatives outside of the formal child welfare system. Kinship navigator programs can provide critical supports for relative caregivers, including connections to resources and benefits, financial and legal assistance, peer supports, and more.
• Relational permanency is fundamental to the well-being of children and youth.
• Maintaining relationships with relatives and kin can help provide a sense of belonging for young people in care.
• Exploring relational permanency can lead to legal permanence. Of all children and youth waiting for adoption, 25 percent were placed with relatives. Of those aged 14 and above, 14 percent were placed with relatives.
• Providing equitable services and supports to grandfamilies can positively impact placement stability and permanency outcomes for children and families. Grandparent caregivers are more likely to be older than age 55 (62 percent), less likely to be married (44 percent), and grandparent caregivers outside of the child welfare system are less likely than foster parents to have health insurance (28 percent).