Direct Supports

Economic stability and family well-being go hand in hand—and strengthening these supports can play a critical role in helping families stay safely together. The Family Connection Network offers a financial boost to caregivers who are raising relative children full-time, helping reduce the financial barriers that often accompany kinship caregiving.

Eligibility: Caregivers must be individuals or families providing full-time care for children ages 0–18.

How to Apply for Assistance: A referral for direct concrete support must be submitted by a Villages staff member, community agency partner, family case manager, service provider, or school social worker.
Please note: families cannot refer themselves.

Questions about concrete supports? Email Kinship@Villages.org or call 317-775-6500.

Support Services

The Family Connection Network offers a range of supportive services designed to strengthen and uplift kinship caregivers. Each resource is tailored to help caregivers feel supported, connected, and equipped in their vital role. Families can refer themselves for the following:

• Case Management and community links to service providers for caregivers ages 55+
• Respite activities
• Support groups
• Youth scholarships
• Annual kinship retreat

Questions about support services? Email Kinship@Villages.org or call 317-775-6500.