Resource Library

Findhelpidaho.org connects Idahoans seeking help with resources in their local community. It’s free, confidential, easy to use, and provides up-to-date information in more than 100 languages.
Through community collaboration and support, findhelpidaho.org works to improve health and social outcomes throughout Idaho.

We recommend using this statewide resource database if you need a resource that is not caregiver-specific or in the ICA Resource Database.

Navigators can help you find resource using a statewide resource database. They can help find resources to address various concerns including employment, food, domestic violence, housing, mental health, transportation, medical care, and more. Navigators can help with rental and deposit assistance for families with children in the home who qualify. They have an online resource list: https://211-idaho.communityos.org/

An online Facebook group of caregivers who strive to support each other in the struggles that can come with caring for a loved one. This group thrives by showing love, respect, loyalty, and dignity for each member in the group.

The program team at Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation puts together free Parkinson’s education, movement, voice, and mindfullness programs. They facilitate in person and virtual support groups across the state of Idaho.

There are Relatives as Parents support groups statewide that offer support, training, resources, and encouragement to grandparents or other family members that are raising the child of a relative either formally or informally.

Information on Support Groups:

Region 1: Relatives as Parents Support Group. Contact Jessica Gross or Glenda Weaver by calling 208-660-4905 or visit https://www.facebook.com/RelativesAsParentINC/ 

Region 3 & 4: 4 The Love of Kinship (serves Treasure Valley):
Please contact Charlye Hahn 208-863-7142 or executivedirector@4theloveofkinship.org for more information.

Area Agency on Aging Support Group:
Mountain Home meeting: Third Monday from 9-11 am—The Rock Church, 315 South Fourth East, Mt. Home. No Childcare provided.

Region 5: Kinship/GAP Support Group:                                                                              Contact Shawna Wasko at 208-736-2126 for more information.

Region 6: Kinship Care Support Group:                                                                                        Contact the local Area Agency on Aging for current support group information at 208-233-4032 or email Mike@sicog.org.

Region 7: EICAP:
Call 208-542-8179 for more information. Meetings held the 4th Tuesday of each month from 12:00-1:30. 935 Lincoln Road.

Idaho Families of Adults with Disabilities is a non-profit that provides help to families, providers, and friends that care for an adult with disabilities. Membership in this group provides discounts on educational seminars, access to family resource specialists, social opportunitites, networking, and hands-on support.

Daughterhood is an online and in-person peer support group for those caring for aging parents, family members, and friends. They provide education through webinars, blog posts, and information shared through the support groups.

The National Alliance on Mental Health provides a source of information and resources for those with a mental illness and their families and caregivers. They offer education and support groups for both individuals with mental illness and their families and caregivers. Call NAMI Idaho for local resources like support groups (in-person and online) and educational training. Email them for more information: idahonami@gmail.com. Find the NAMI Idaho in your area: NAMI TV (Treasure Valley), NAMI WRV (Wood River Valley), NAMI UV (Upper Valley), NAMI CDA (Coeur d’Alene), and NAMI FN (Far North).

Youth Empowerment Services (YES) is Idaho’s children’s mental health system of care that helps families access services and supports for their children under 18 with serious emotional disturbance (SED).