▁ 1 0 0 ▁families ▁who ▁face ▁illegal ▁ev iction ▁from ▁their ▁apart ments , ▁with ▁a ▁success ▁rate ▁of ▁over ▁ 9 0 ▁percent . ▁ ▁Kin ship ▁care ▁ ▁When ▁parents ▁are ▁un available ▁or ▁unable ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁their ▁children , ▁grand par ents ▁often ▁step ▁in ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁lov ing ▁home ▁and ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁loved ▁ones ▁safe ▁from ▁the ▁emot ional ▁tur mo il ▁of ▁fost er ▁care ▁pla c ements . ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁Leg al ▁Services ▁created ▁the ▁Kin ship ▁Care ▁Project ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 8 , 0 0 0 ▁children ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁who ▁live ▁with ▁their ▁grand par ents . ▁The ▁Kin ship ▁Care ▁Project ▁offers ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁services ▁to ▁grand par ents ▁and ▁others ▁who ▁are ▁raising ▁their ▁young ▁family ▁members . ▁For ▁the ▁last ▁five ▁years , ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁has ▁offered ▁free ▁and ▁expert ▁legal ▁services ▁to ▁these ▁families , ▁who ▁are ▁poor ▁and ▁struggle ▁to ▁provide ▁decent ▁housing , ▁education , ▁and ▁health ▁care ▁for ▁these ▁forgotten ▁or ▁abandoned ▁young ▁children . ▁ ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ' s ▁Kin ship ▁Care ▁Project ▁is ▁unique ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County , ▁as ▁no ▁other ▁service ▁provider ▁focus es ▁on ▁this ▁population . ▁The ▁assistance ▁offered ▁by ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁Leg al ▁Services ▁keeps ▁children ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁fost er ▁care ▁system , ▁and ▁ens ures ▁that ▁all ▁available ▁government ▁benefits ▁are ▁accessed