The following
website links are provided to help you find the information
you may be needing. We do not personally endorse the
following agencies and websites but believe the information
provided will be useful.
Click here to go to individual states
The GIC Voice - Sign up for a free newsletter from AARP
for grandparents who are raising grandchildren
State Kinship Care Fact Sheets: -- A Resource for
Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children--Provided
by AARP ( a fact sheet for each state).
Financial Assistance for Grandparent Caregivers: TANF--
Information provided by AARP
Search for a grandparent support group in your area
--
Provided by AARP
Kinship Information Network -- A helpful website with
a message board, interesting personal writings, and a
Chat at 9:00 p.m. EST.
Kinship Care Legal Research Center - American Bar
Association
CANGRANDS - A not-for-profit organization devoted to
providing support for Kin caregiver families across Canada.
National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights
Benefits Check Up -- A service of the The National Council
on the Aging - helps people 55 and over
find help with rent, property
taxes, heating bills, meals and much more.
List of grandparent support groups -- Provided by GrandparentAgain.com
Generations United -- (GU) is a national membership
organization that focuses on promoting intergenerational
strategies, programs, and public policies.
Grandparents Magazine --An online magazine for all
grandparents. A nice site.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
-- A very helpful site with information about mental health
disorders in children & adolescents, as well as information
on various topics of interest.
Article about grandparents raising grandchildren at
AACAP.
National Resource Center for Respite and Crisis Care
FindLegalHelp.org -- Part of the American Bar
Association's website with links to much good
information
Retirement Life Today.com -- Includes information on
grandparents raising grandchildren
Federal Citizen Information Center -- Consumer Focus:
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Children's Advocate
-- Action Alliance for Children
Federal Citizen Information Center: Consumer Focus -
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
ProudGrandparents.co.uk- Being a
Grandparent (this website has a section about grandparents
raising grandchildren).
Child Welfare League of America - Section on Kinship
Care
Grandparents: The New Gatekeepers for Early Motor
Development - Article about early development in
infants.
Grannies United A website for all grandmothers.
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