In February 2018, the Family First Prevention Services Act was signed into law making funds available to states to develop, enhance or evaluate Kinship Navigator programs. These programs are designed to help link grandparents and other relative caregivers to a broad range of services and supports to help them meet the needs of the children they are caring for. The Wyoming Department of Family Services applied for these funds and awarded a contract to Wyoming 2-1-1 to establish a kinship navigator program.

Wyoming 2-1-1 launched Kinship Connections of Wyoming in July 2019 and is currently piloting this program in Laramie and Natrona County. It is a free service to grandparents, relatives and other caregivers who are raising children that are not their own. We know that the gift you are giving to the children you are caring for can be extremely rewarding but also very challenging. We are here to help.

To learn more about Kinship Connections of Wyoming, please visit https://wykinshipconnections.org/ or dial 2-1-1 to get connected to a kinship navigator.