Specifications include, but are not limited to: This request has been issued for the purpose of eliciting proposals for a Kinship Navigator to serve an ombudsman to kinship caregivers within South Dakota. The Kinship Navigator will provide information, referrals, and concrete supports to grandparents and other relative caregivers as defined by South Dakota law. The Kinship Navigator will assist caregivers in learning about, finding, and using programs and services to meet the needs of the children they are raising, in addition to their own needs as caregivers. The Kinship Navigator will promote effective partnerships among public and private agencies to ensure kinship caregiver families are serviced within their own communities.
