Directs the Office of Children and Family Services to assess unmet needs of kinship caregivers in New York.

The bill mandates the Office of Children and Family Services to conduct a statewide needs assessment for kinship caregivers, focusing on areas such as housing, mental health access, financial assistance, childcare, and respite care. The assessment aims to identify unmet needs and suggest improvements. The findings will be published in a report delivered to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly within two years of the act's effective date. The act will expire two years after its effective date.

Directs the Office of Children and Family Services to assess unmet needs of kinship caregivers in New York.

The bill mandates the Office of Children and Family Services to conduct a statewide needs assessment for kinship caregivers, focusing on areas such as housing, mental health access, financial assistance, childcare, and respite care. The assessment aims to identify unmet needs and suggest improvements. The findings will be published in a report delivered to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly within two years of the act's effective date. The act will expire two years after its effective date.