New York State Office of Children and Family Services

Form Kinship Guardianship Assistance and Nonrecurring Guardianship Expenses Agreement is a form used to assist kinship guardians and provide them with financial assistance when caring for a child in their home. This form is used by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to provide financial assistance to kinship guardians to cover the costs of caring for a child who is not related to them.

Form OCFS-4430NYC, the NYC Application for the Kinship Guardianship Assistance and Non-Recurring Guardianship Expenses Programs -KinGap, is used by kinship guardians in New York City to apply for financial assistance to support their kinship guardianship arrangements. Kinship guardians are individuals, typically relatives, who are raising children related to them without legal adoption and are not receiving any form of child protective services.

Form OCFS-4430, Application for the Kinship Guardianship Assistance and Non-Recurring Guardianship Expenses Programs (KinGap) is a form used by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to provide guardianship assistance to relatives or non-relatives who are providing care for a child.

Form OCFS-4415 is a checklist used to establish the eligibility of youth age 18 and over when they are re-entering foster care. It is intended to be used by child protective services and foster care agencies to determine the eligibility of a youth for either re-entry into foster care or extended foster care services.

Form 4411, Potassium Iodide Refusal-Opt-Out Form, is a form used by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) for individuals to opt out of taking the Potassium Iodide (KI) tablets prescribed by the OCFS. The purpose of this form is for individuals to make a formal, written request to the OCFS to opt out of taking the KI tablets.

Form OCFS-4410, Notification of Interest to be an Approved Successor Guardian(s) is a form used by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to process requests for an individual or individuals to become a successor guardian of a child or children.

This form is typically used in situations when the current guardian of a child or children is no longer able to fulfill their role as guardian, and an individual or individuals must be appointed to take on this role. The form is used to notify the OCFS of an individual's interest in becoming a successor guardian.

Form OCFS-4409, Prospective KinGAP Successor Guardian Criminal Conviction History Attestation is a form used to verify and document the criminal background of a prospective KinGAP successor guardian.

The form is used by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) when appointing a successor guardian for a child in need of guardianship assistance. It is used to ensure that the applicant does not have any prior criminal convictions that would make them ineligible or unfit to be the guardian of the child. The form must be completed and signed by the applicant.

Form OCFS-4401 is a NYS Office of Children and Family Services form designed to document eligibility for adoption subsidy payments. It is used by local social services districts, adoption agencies, and other authorized entities to determine if a family is eligible for adoption assistance in New York State. The form is used to determine if an adoption meets the requirements of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act.

Form OCFS-4365 is an application to provide Child Protective Services (CPS) Differential Response System by adding Family Assessment Responses (FAR). It is used in New York State to provide assistance to families with children who are reported as being at risk of abuse or neglect.

Form Family Assessment Response (FAR) is a form used by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to assess the circumstances of families and individuals. It is intended to allow OCFS to determine the type of services that may be needed and the level of involvement by the agency in order to best serve the needs of the family.