Community Resource

Kinship Navigator Program (Care Plus NJ)

(201) 797-2660 x5716
Fair Lawn

Kinship Navigator Program (Care Plus NJ)

The overarching goal of the Kinship Navigator Program is to partner with Kinship Caregivers raising non-biological children in providing a stable and permanent home environment through services and supports that will enrich the lives of children residing in households headed by grandparents, other relatives, or friends.

Kinship Navigator Program offers:

  • Kinship Wrap Around Services - Annual stipend offered, if eligible for the program
  • Kinship Legal Guardianship
  • Kinship Legal Guardianship Subsidy
  • Information and Referral (including but not limited to);
    • Family Support Groups
    • Work First New Jersey/TANF/ SNAP
    • Medicaid Coverage and Services
    • Educational Issues
    • Housing/Utility Assistance
  • Financial assistance offered to non- bio parents caring for children under the age of 18
  • Kinship Legal Guardianship application and subsidy assistance
  • Information and referral to outside resources
Age Groups
  • Children
  • Adults
Community Services
Family & Support Services
Treatment Services
In-Community Services
Payment Options
  • Free
Language Spoken
  • Spanish
Areas Served
  • Bergen County
  • Hudson County
  • Morris County
  • Passaic County
  • Sussex County
  • Warren County

Last Updated: 03/16/23