Adoption Network Cleveland

Program Description:
The Fund provides assistance to adoptive parents, foster parents, kinship caregivers, and parents who themselves were formerly in foster care to meet short-term needs. This assistance is meant to help families bridge periods of financial instability, allowing them to focus on creating a stable, permanent home for the children in their care.

Program Requirements:
Recipients must be: 1. a) Adoptive parent of a minor child, or b) Foster parent, or Kinship caregiver – nonparent relative caring for a minor child whether as part of the county agency system or informally), or d) Parent who were themselves formally in foster care. AND 2. A U.S. citizen or qualified alien and a resident of Cuyahoga County. AND 3. Living with at least one minor child, pregnant, or the non-custodial parent of a child. AND 4. The family’s monthly income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level guidelines, including liquid assets.

Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm