Resource Library: Grandparents/Kinship Caregivers
Respite Services for Kinship Caregivers
Hosted by the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network Respite services and supports are significant needs of kinship/grandfamilies. Learn from several kinship programs that have developed…
Including Diverse Communities in Respite Opportunities — Lessons Learned from the Field
Prepared for the 2024 National Lifespan Respite Conference by Lifespan Respite Washington. The Lifespan Respite Washington Program strives to expand services to diverse populations. We are assisting Tribal populations to…
Grandparent and Older Relative Caregiver Self Assessment
From the Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging in Kentucky.
COVID-19/Emergency Preparedness Resource Guide For Kinship Families and Grandfamilies
Produced by Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (SGRG) Advisory Council, Administration for Community Living “Kinship Families and Grandfamilies” are families in which children are raised by their grandparents, other extended family…
Nine Steps to Respite for Grandfamilies
If you are a grandparent or other relative caring for your grandchildren, nieces, nephews or other related children, you may be considered a “grandfamily.” The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren…
Support for Kinship Care: Child Welfare and Child Abuse Prevention Programs
Child Welfare and Public and Private Child Abuse Prevention Programs that Support Kinship Care Providers and other At-risk Families. How can respite and crisis care be a part of a…
Grandfamilies and Relative Caregivers: Meeting their Respite Needs
The State of Grandfamilies in America: 2015 was recently released by Generations United, a national organization whose mission is “to improve the lives of children, youth, and older adults through…
Respite Services to Support Grandfamilies
Respite Services to Support Grandfamilies Many of the challenges facing grandfamilies who have become the primary caregivers for relative children are unique. This fact sheet, written by staff of the…
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