North Dakota Health and Human Services
TANF Kinship Care · About this organization
What you get
Help with childcare, clothing, school and legal fees, transport, and emergencies for a foster child placed with relatives.
How to start
Your foster-care case manager starts and helps with the application. Discuss the child’s needs and the expenses you need help paying.
Good to know
- Not cancer-specific; individual eligibility, authorization, provider, funding, capacity, and waitlist rules apply.
The details, as published
For a foster-custody child placed with a relative, case-manager-initiated support may cover child care, clothing, school fees, legal fees, transportation, and emergencies.
What help you may get
Household Bills And Cash Assistance
TANF Kinship Care — household bills and cash assistance
For a foster-custody child placed with a relative, case-manager-initiated support may cover child care, clothing, school fees, legal fees, transportation, and emergencies.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A North Dakota B-ALL family may qualify when the separate program-specific rules are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: ND.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Set up the ask for my care team
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
Who can start: Community Referrer
- Use the official HHS page, Self-Service/Apply for Help, Human Service Zone, provider, or program contact.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow
- Online Portal · Open form or page
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Not cancer-specific; individual eligibility, authorization, provider, funding, capacity, and waitlist rules apply.
- Confirm current eligibility, amounts, capacity, and application processing.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- TANF Kinship Care · checked Aug 28, 2026