Kimberly’s Story

Kimberly and her three brothers were taken into custody when their mother was arrested for drugs. To prevent a foster care placement, their 70-year-old grandmother stepped forward, but with a limited income she had no resources to care for four troubled teenagers. Kinship Center’s “Family Ties” program helped the grandmother with emergency assistance, resources and referrals, counseling, support groups, and legal assistance so that she was eventually able to have permanent guardianship of the children.