Administration on Aging – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Washington, DC 20201 Phone: (202) 619-0724Fax: (202) 401-7620 E-mail: aoainfo@aoa.gov Website: !http://www.aoa.gov

Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST

The Grandparent Caregiver Law Center of The Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College offers a FREE guide on legal status and legal issues for grandparents. Email: info@brookdale.org and give them the following information and the guide will be emailed to you in PDF format.· Full Name, Street Address, City/State/Zipcode andTelephone Number

National Coalition Of Grandparents And Grandparents United For Children’s Rights – 137 Larkin Street, Madison, Wi.,63705, (608) 238-8751

Grandparents Raising Children – 3851 Centralouna Drive, San Diego, Ca. 92107

Starting Points For Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Resource Guide With Information And Resources For Grandparent Caregivers-Illinois Dept Of Aging..General , local and national information. PDF Format online at: http://www.ebvonline.org/Grandparent/index.html

Easter Seals – Provides services to children and adults with disabilities and other special needs, and support to their families. http://www.easter-seals.org/

Raising Our Children’s Kids: An Intergenerational Network Of Grandparent, Inc. (ROCKING) P.O. Box 96, Niles,Mi 49102, (616) 683-9038

AARP Grandparent Information Center (GIC)
www.aarp.org/confacts/programs/gic.html AARP. The GIC also offers Spanish language publications. Or email GIC gic@aarp.org. 601 E Street, N.W.. Washington, D.C. 20049. 202) 434-2296

Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) www.ewol.com/brookdale/rapp1.html a program of the Brookdale Foundation Group encourages and promotes the development of support groups..125 East 56th Street, New York, NY 10022, 212) 308-7555 www.ewol.com/brookdale

Generations United (GU) National Center on Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children www.gu.org/projg&o.htm 122 C Street, NW, Suite 820 Washington, D.C. 20001,(202) 638-1263

Generations United www.gu.org/pubpolicy.htm

Grand Parent Again www.grandparentagain.com

GrandsPlace http://www.grandsplace.com

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) www.cwla.org/kinship/
440 First Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, (202) 638-2952

Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) www.childrensdefense.org/
25 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202)-628-8787

Children of Alcoholics Foundation www.coaf.org/kinship/kinmain.htm, 164 W. 74th Street New York, NY 10023 (212) 595-5910

Grandparent World – http://www.Grandparentworld.com

Helping Children After a Disaster
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/disaster.htm

Family Edge Grandparents http://www.grandparentsedge.com

51 State Kinship Care Fact Sheets
In a unique national partnership, the Children’s Defense Fund, AARP, Casey National Center for Resource Family Support, The Brookdale Foundation, Child Welfare League of America, Generations United, The Urban Institute, and Johnson & Hedgpeth, Consultants have created fact sheets containing the most up-to-date state information related to kinship care, including:

  • Newly available Census data on the number of grandparent caregivers
  • A comprehensive list of kinship care family resources and services
  • State foster care policies for kinship caregivers
  • Information about key public benefits programs
  • State kinship care laws

To quickly view the fact sheet click on the state name. Click on PDF or DOC to download them to your computer. (These files are large, and may take a while to download.) Please click on this link to view all the states. KINSHIP

The Casey National Center for Resource Family Support (CNC) has published a Federal tax benefits booklet Access the booklet at: www.casey.org/cnc/taxbenefits.htm 1808 Eye St. NW 5th Floor. Washington, D.C. 20006. (202)467-4441 and Toll-free: 888/295-6727

Foundation for Grandparenting www.grandparenting.org 108 Franham Road
Ojai, CA 93023

GrandsPlace www.grandsplace.com .

PACER’s Grandparent to Grandparent Program www.pacer.org/parent/grand.htm

Tips for Grandparents (Who Have a Grandchild with a Disability) www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/family/grandparents.html

Grandparents As Parents Support Program(GAPS) Connecticut resource www.ctelderlyservices.state.ct.us/Gaps.htm

Consumer Product Safety Commission,-“A Grandparents’ Guide for Family Nurturing and Safety.” View at : www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/grand/grand.htm

Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly www.abanet.org 740 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 662-1000

The Urban Institute www.urbaninstitute.org 2100 M Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037 (202) 833-7200

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  • Ms. Mitchell began her full-time caregiving experience in the early eighties when her husband was diagnosed with cancer. Later on she became the primary caregiver for her father, along with her mother who had become critically ill from burnout prior to her dad’s passing. In recent years, she cared for several friends with AIDS while continuing to care for her mother and actively providing support, information, referrals and resources for caregivers.

    Gail's leadership on the Internet and her success with Empowering Caregivers led her to found National Organization For Empowering Caregivers (NOFEC) INC in 2001.

    Prior to founding NOFEC, she created the iVillageHealth Chat: Empowering Caregivers, which she hosted for over 5 years. Within a month of hosting she created Empowering Caregivers: www.care-givers.com in 1999 as a resource for caregivers around the globe. Over three million visitors have frequented the website.

    She has presented at national and international care-related conferences and programs and has been a keynote speaker for many programs as well.

    Ms Mitchell has assisted thousands of caregivers online and offline in ways to empower themselves in their roles in caring for loved ones.

    For a list of clients and/or her resume, please contact info@care-givers.com

    Gail's articles have been published in many venues nationally and in Canada. Presently, she is a member of American Society on Aging and National Quality Caregivers Coalition.

    Gail has discovered that there is life after caregiving: She has become a successful ceramic artist and installation artist. She created Crystal Illumination Art to bring the transformative quality of illumination, light and color to the human experience and celebrate its ability to inspire, heal and nourish our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being.

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