{"id":636,"date":"2002-09-06T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-09-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/grandparenting-resources\/"},"modified":"2021-06-29T20:39:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T20:39:42","slug":"grandparenting-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/care-givers.com\/articles\/grandparenting-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"GrandParenting Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Eldercare Locator:<\/b> 1-800-677-1116, Monday \u2013 Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

The Grandparent Caregiver Law Center of The Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College<\/b> offers a FREE guide on legal status and legal issues for grandparents. Email: info@brookdale.org<\/a> and give them the following information and the guide will be emailed to you in PDF format.\u00b7 Full Name, Street Address, City\/State\/Zipcode andTelephone Number<\/p>\n

National Coalition Of Grandparents And Grandparents United For Children’s Rights – <\/b>137 Larkin Street, Madison, Wi.,63705, (608) 238-8751<\/p>\n

Grandparents Raising Children<\/b> – 3851 Centralouna Drive, San Diego, Ca. 92107<\/p>\n

Starting Points For Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Resource Guide With Information And Resources For Grandparent Caregivers<\/b>-Illinois Dept Of Aging..General , local and national information. PDF Format online at: http:\/\/www.ebvonline.org\/Grandparent\/index.html
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Easter Seals<\/b> – Provides services to children and adults with disabilities and other special needs, and support to their families. http:\/\/www.easter-seals.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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

Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP)<\/b> www.ewol.com\/brookdale\/rapp1.html <\/a>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<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Generations United <\/b>www.gu.org\/pubpolicy.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Grand Parent Again <\/b>www.grandparentagain.com<\/a><\/p>\n

GrandsPlace <\/b>http:\/\/www.grandsplace.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) <\/b>www.cwla.org\/kinship\/<\/a>
\n440 First Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001, (202) 638-2952<\/p>\n

Children’s Defense Fund (CDF<\/b>) www.childrensdefense.org\/<\/a>
\n25 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202)-628-8787<\/p>\n

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

Grandparent World<\/b> – http:\/\/www.Grandparentworld.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Helping Children After a Disaster
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Family Edge Grandparents<\/b> http:\/\/www.grandparentsedge.com<\/a><\/p>\n

51 State Kinship Care Fact Sheets<\/b>
\nIn 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:<\/p>\n