Kinship Living Program Is now accepting new participants.

Participation is limited up to 12 months.

Do you know a youth between the ages of 14-17 who lives with a relative caregiver?

The Kinship Living program seeks to offer youth who are placed in relative care due to safety concerns or potential abuse by their parents with opportunities to make personal choices that enhance their happiness and contribute to their self-esteem and self-acceptance by allowing them to select personal items from an Amazon wish list that they create. Each participant in the program will receive a $50 monthly allowance for Amazon purchases. The program aims to alleviate the financial burden for caregivers associated with purchasing the items.

Suggestions for acceptable purchases:

• Clothing Items & Accessories (e.g. modern/fashion clothing, under garments, shoes, purses, wallets…)
• School Supplies (e.g. backpacks, calculators, markers, folders, tablets…)
• Personal Hygiene items (e.g. specialized hair products, colognes, perfumes, lotions, body sprays, combs, brushes…
• Arts & Crafts / Hobby Supplies (e.g. craft kits, model kits, baking supplies…)
• Sports Equipment (helmets, pads, balls, sports uniforms, rackets, …)

Unacceptable items for purchase:

• Food Item
• Gift Cards
• Any product that the child does not meet the minimum age requirement.
• Items known to cause risk of physical injuries (ie, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, skates…)

Please have the caregiver email Lourdes Chavez at Lourdes@eddienashfoundation.org with the following information:

• Caregiver first & last name, phone number and email address.
• The agency or person that referred them to the program.
• Names and DOB of the children in their care.
• A brief explanation of why the children are in their care and how long they have been with them.