Planning for the "What-Ifs"
New responsibilities for children often bring new concerns for the future for older kin caregivers. You can help grandfamilies make the plans they need to put their minds at ease.
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We know grandfamilies are out there. How do we find them?
Grandfamilies outside the foster care system often describe feeling alone, with nowhere to turn when grandchildren or other kin come into their care. This can be frustrating, because we’re out here with resources to offer. Here are ideas for connecting with families who need those resources.
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Identifying and Engaging Untapped Partners to Support Kinship/
Grandfamilies This tip sheet provides strategies for building a repertoire of community resources and identifying, engaging, navigating, and maintaining new community connections that will sustain families over time. Use this as a quick reference tool to identify additional community partners that may not immediately come to mind when providing services to kinship families.
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Getting the Child You Love the Educational Support They Need
A Network Monthly Resource: August 2023 As a grandparent, other relative, or family friend raising a child whose parents are unable to do so, your…
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Finding Program Funding
Successful fundraising includes researching who's funding what, getting others excited about your organization's mission, building relationships over time, and (yep!) following directions. In this resource, you'll find tips on how to get started.
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Navigating the Relationship with Your Adult Child
If you’re a grandparent raising a grandchild, you already have a relationship with a parent of the child–one that can be tough to navigate.
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Caring for a Child Affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
This resource is designed to provide information about how drinking alcohol during pregnancy can affect children. It also provides kin caregivers with tips for raising children who were exposed to alcohol before birth.
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Connecting with Families in Black and Indigenous Communities
Kin/grandfamily caregivers’ ideas about their roles in protecting and providing for the children in their care depend on their families’ values and cultures.
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The Grandparents’ Guide: What’s New? What’s the Same?
What's new and what's the same when it comes to caring for infants and toddlers?
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Becoming a Grandfamily: First Steps
Assuming the care of a grandchild or other young relative can feel overwhelming. Here are the first steps to think about and where to go for help.
