With closure of key Lexington kinship care program, what will families do?

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 1,360

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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After four years of reuniting children being raised by relatives with their parents, Kindred Roots will close at the end of June after the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services canceled its contract.

The Lexington-based program, which works exclusively with children in kinship care placements, launched in 2022 and has served more than 1,000 children since then through supervised visitation, court advocacy, parenting education and more.

Kinship care is when the …

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