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Kinship caregivers urge Ohio to raise payments, restore $10 million program
Summary
A coalition of kinship caregivers and advocacy groups told the House Children and Human Services Committee the state should increase child-only cash assistance and reinstate a $10 million kinship caregiver program eliminated in the last budget.
Multiple kinship caregivers and advocates urged the House Children and Human Services Committee to increase state support for relatives caring for children, saying current assistance is insufficient and urges would reduce foster placements.
Larry Bresler, representing Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality (NOBL), asked the committee to increase kinship-care payments and restore previously eliminated support. He said the last budget cut $10 million by eliminating a kinship caregiver program that provided one-time supports such as beds and cribs.
Witnesses asked for several…
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