Washington Kinship Navigator Program

Kinship Navigators are staff (and in some communities Resource Persons or support group leaders) whose job is to help relatives raising children navigate Washington's public benefits, healthcare, child care, food assistance, legal services, and other supports. Navigators are available to answer questions for relatives in 39 Washington counties, with Tribal Kinship Navigators also serving tribal communities. The program has been designated a Nationally Exemplary Kinship Program.