Lexington kinship care program Kindred Roots to close June 30 after state contract cancellation

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.

Without an unforeseen intervention — the organization is actively looking into emergency funding options — it will shutter on June 30.