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Alaska

• Grandparent support in Anchorage, Alaska

Arizona

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren -- Support groups and resource information - The University of Arizona

• Arizona Department of Economic Security -- Support Group Training Manual download from a PDF file.

• KARE The Kinship and Adoption Resource and Education Family Center located in Tucson, Arizona is an all-inclusive center for grandparents, relatives and adoptive parents caring for children under the age of 18. It is the only program of its kind in the state.

• Golden Gate Community Center a member of Arizona’s Children Association Family of Agencies

• The East Valley Resource Center - Resource for kinship families.  Support groups that meet the 1st of the month. They have parenting classes and they also provide daycare while you are there.

•  Family Connections Mesa Kinship Team - (480) 890-73616

• Maricopa County, Arizona - The Benevilla GRG (Grandparents Raising Grandchildren) Program is designed to provide grandparents with valuable information in a supportive and caring environment. The program is free as a service of the Benevilla Family Resource Center and is funded through Frst Things First.  We have groups meeting in NW and SW Maricopa County, Arizona. For more information please contact Sherry Griffin at sgriffin@benevilla.org or call 623.207.6016.

California

• High Desert Relative Caregivers
  Victorville United Methodist Church - 15150 La Paz Drive, Victorville , CA. 92395
  Meetings 1st and 3rd Friday of every month at 7:00p.m. Contact Kathy Brown - bkb1118@verizon.net (760) 245-7902

• KINCARES Grandparent/Kinship Care Support Group: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., second Wednesday, Luis OASIS Senior Center, 420 Soares, Old Orcutt, California. Info: (805) 452-2896

Colorado

• Kinship Connection for Kids - Montrose - Midwestern Colorado Mental Health Center has a support group for grandparents and other relatives who care for children For more info call. 970-252-3235.

• Larimer County, Colorado  Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group

• Colorado State University Extension Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Online Support - There is a lot of good information on this website.

• Grandparents Resource Center in Denver Colorado

Delaware

• Wilmington Senior Center -- Grandparent Resource Center

• GrandParents United DE, Inc. - Local advocacy and support group serving grandparents throughout Delaware

Florida

• Florida Grandparents Raising Grandchildren -- A site dedicated to grandparents and other relative caregivers in Florida raising their grandchildren, nieces, or nephews either by court order or voluntarily.

• Grandparent Caregiver Program  -- with the Area Agency on Aging in Pasco and Pinellas County, Florida

• Children's Bereavement Center  -- Helping Children grieve and heal in a supportive caring environment (South Florida).

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren of Brevard County, Florida

• South Daytona, FL - Support Program for Grandparents raising grandchildren, sponsored by Holy Cross Lutheran Church, (386)767-6542.
  

• GRandS Program / Grandfamily Resilience and Sustainability Program.  Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Palm Beach County, FL 561-233-1742.

Georgia

• College of Family and Consumer Sciences  -- University of Georgia - Informative publications in PDF file - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren series.

• National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Georgia State University

• Help for Grandparents - Gwinnett County, Georgia - Centerville Community Center - A program for grandparents raising grandchildren. Phone # 770-985-4713

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Program through Mercy Senior Care in Rome, Georgia called Grands Who Care - Email jkimple@sjha.org or call 706-291-8496

• Grandparents and Kin Raising Children (GKRC) serving Fayette County, GA. Services include: case management, information/referral, and support group. Contact Betty Davis. (770) 487-9802 or email: grandbb1@comcast.net
  

Idaho

• Idaho KiNCARE Coalition - This website contains listings and links for support groups throughout Idaho.

• 211.idaho.gov - 2-1-1- Idaho Careline is a website that contains a full database of state and community resources.

• Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

• http://www.idahohealth.org/ Information about Healthcare in Idaho

• Kootenai Alliance for Children & Families - Kootenai County, ID

• List of Idaho Grandparents Support Groups - PDF file

Illinois

• Diamonds in the Ruff Children's Society -- Respite and Crisis Care Services - Chicago, IL

• Illinois Department on Aging -- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program

• North Shore Senior Center Evanston/Skokie Valley, IL Senior Services sponsors a support group for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 847-864-3721

• Park Place Senior Center, 414 S. Lewis Ave., Waukegan Illinois - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (and other relatives as well) support group, every 2nd Wednesday from 5:30 - 7:30. All Grandparents and Children Welcome * Call 847-244-9242 for Information

• Chicago Youth Centers invests in youth in underserved Chicago neighborhoods to help them discover and realize their full potential.
  Making Mentoring Meaningful
  3947 South Michigan
  Chicago, Illinois 60653
  Director of Mentor and Volunteer Services:
  Mrs. Christy Beighe-Byrne
  E-mail: Christy.Beighe-Byrne@chicagoyouthcenters.org

• Grandparents As Caregivers, a program sponsored by Children's Home+Aid, in Schaumburg and Niles, Illinois. Free child care is available for support groups with a 24-hour notice. Meetings are monthly. Call Linda, (847) 640-9590.

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren by Community Care Systems, 10 a.m., second Friday activity room, Marshall Public Library, 612 Archer Ave., Marshall, Ill.; (217) 286-2535.
• Assistance with seeking guardianship of grandchildren in the Chicago, IL area.
  Guardianship Assistance Desk for Minors 
  Circuit Court of Cook County
  69 West Washington Street, Room 1020
  Chicago, Illinois 60602
  (312) 603-0135
  Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group
  Aging Care Connections, 111 W Harris, La Grange, IL (708) 354-1323
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group - Summit Public meets from 10-11:30 a.m. the last Thursday of the month. (708) 354-1323, Ext. 28.

Indiana

• A Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group in North Knox County, Indiana

Kansas

• Grandparents as Caregivers Assistance Program  - Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services

Louisiana

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren of Louisiana - A 501c3 non-profit organization helping grandparents in Louisiana

Maryland

• Maryland Department of Aging -- Grandparents Resource Directory, download from a PDF file

Massachusetts

• MSPCC - Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, KINnections Program for grandparents and relatives raising children in the Boston area. Contact Anna, Program Coordinator. 617-983-5847.

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren In Harmony The North Suburban Family Network, in collaboration with the Melrose, Stoneham and Wakefield Councils on Aging, and supported by community donations, offers a support group for grandparents and grandchildren.   The program meets from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM on the second and fourth Monday of each month at the Life Care Center of Stoneham. The two- hour sessions offer support and speakers on subjects chosen by the participants.  You are not alone. Come meet other grandparents who are actively raising their grandchildren. Please call the office at 781-662-2722 for more information or to register.

Michigan

• Adrian, Michigan - Relatives as Parents, which meets from 5:30 to 8 p.m. every Thursday at the Piotter Center. For information, call founder Sharon Guild at  (517) 592-8742.

• Macomb County, Michigan - Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program

• MSU Extension/Kalamazoo County, MI, MSUE PROGRAMS - Second Time Around Kinship Care Program

• The Kinship Care Resource Center is a non-profit statewide organization through the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. This website provides a list of Grandparent support groups throughout Michigan.

• Hackley Community Care Center program for grandparents raising grandchildren residing in Oceana, Ottawa and Muskegon counties. Contact Cindi Will 231-733-6669.

• Grandparents As Parents program of Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw. For information please call the Older Adult Services unit of Catholic Social Services for more information, at 734-712-3625.

Minnesota

• Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association --A website with much good information

• Raising Relatives Children - A Guide for Your Journey is an online resource directory intended for everyone, but especially for Minnesota residents interested in insuring that children are raised in the safe homes of family members.

• Raising Relative's Children
  Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
  2400 Park Ave.
  Minneapolis, MN 55404 - 612-879-5328 - Connie.booth@lssmn.org

Montana

• The Nurturing Center in Kalispell, Montana sponsors a Grandparents Raising Grandchildren support group that holds monthly meetings to provide information, resources and support.
• Website for Montana Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, which includes a statewide directory of support groups.

Nevada

• Foster Kinship: Non-profit agency in Nevada that serves kinship caregivers

New Jersey

• Child and Family Resources - a private, non-profit organization that creates and delivers programs and services for the community that support the development of children and strengthen families.
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren NJ - Resources for grandparents raising grandchildren & relative caregivers in NJ. Answers to your kinship care questions from Foster and Adoptive Family Services, the voice of foster, adoptive and kinship families in New Jersey.

New Mexico

• NM Family Education Center -   Albuquerque, NM

New York

• The Grandparent Caregiver Law Center  -- Brookdale Center on Aging, Hunter College

• New York State -- Grandparent Support Groups

• NYS Kinship Navigator - The Kinship Navigator is operated by Rochester’s Catholic Family Center and is funded by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services

• Family Resource Center in Western Queens, New York - Monthly Grandparents Support Group. Attention: Maggie Lovell 718-651-1960 x 227

North Carolina

• Wilson County - The Kinship Care Community Group, contact the kinship care social worker at 252- 206-4124

Ohio

• Ohio Directory of Services -- The Ohio State University Extension

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Families the Strongest Link

e Pennsylvania

• Grandparents Village: Support Group in Bangor, PA.. Contact Melody Herb at 610-588-0178 or email mherb@epix.net

• Mercy Center on Aging, Inc. Erie, PA has a program for grandparents raising grandchildren

• Operation Grandparents:  Pennsylvania support groups for Grandparents who have direct care of their grandchildren. Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Scranton, Tunkhannock, and Susquehanna County, PA

Tennessee

• TennHelp - Provides contact information for agencies that provide help to relative caregivers.

Texas

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Where to Find Help in Texas

• Grandparents Raising Grandkids: Family & Consumer Sciences

Utah

Children's Service Society of Utah - Grandfamilies Relative as Parents Program

Virginia

• Civil Legal Information in Virginia

• Virginia Court Forms

• Kinship Care Resource Guide: Fairfax County, VA

• Virginia Cooperative Extension  - Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren: Rights and Responsibilities

• FACES of Virginia a Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Parents Association

Washington

• Washington (State) Court Forms  - A helpful website with court forms and instructions on how to fill out a variety of forms, including Nonparental Child Custody forms, plus contact information for court facilitators that can assist you in understanding appropriate forms.

• Relatives as Parents Program - Kinship Navigators & Support Groups in Washington State

Wisconsin

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren  -- Partnership of Wisconsin

Wyoming

• Wyoming Kinship Advocacy - A program of Community Action of Laramie County
  200 West 17th Street, Suite 210
  Cheyenne, WY 82001 ~ Phone: 307-635-9291

• Support group in Douglas Wyoming meets 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30 pm on Erwin St. Contact person is Cathy Spence 358-6302 or 358-3901, email cathyspence@wcfd.info

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