Grandparenting... Resources
Resources for Grandparents
— GRANDPARENT ORGANIZATIONS
For clearinghouses of valuable information, advice, articles, links, and resources about grandparenting:
AARP Grandparent Information Center
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
202-434-2296
http://www.aarp.org/families/grandparents/gic/a2004-01-16-grandparentsinfocenter.html
The Foundation for Grandparenting
108 Farnham Road
Ojai, CA 93023
www.grandparenting.org
Grandparents Resource Center
Box 27064
Denver, CO 80227
303-980-5707
www.grc4usa.org
Generations United
1333 H Street NW
Suite 500 W
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-3979
www.gu.org
National Grandparents Day Council
339 East J Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-585-8259
www.grandparents-day.com
— GRANDPARENTING MAGAZINES
GRAND Magazine (published bi-monthly)
P.O. Box 420235 Palm Coast, FL 32164
Customer service and subscriptions: 800-810-0260
www.grandmagazine.com
— ONLINE GRANDPARENTING MAGAZINES and SOURCES
Grandkidsandme
www.grandkidsandme.com
Grandloving
www.grandloving.com
Grand Boomers
www.grandboomers.com
Grand Times
www.grandtimes.com
Grandparents.Com
www.grandparents.com
CyberGran
www.cyberparent.com/gran/
Grandparenting Today
www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/grandparent/index.html
— OTHER RESOURCES
For a monthly newsletter providing information and practical advice on a wide range of family, job and health issues that affect working parents and grandparents:
Work & Family Life
317 Madison Avenue
Suite 517
New York, NY 10017
800-278-2579 (In New York, 212-557-3555)
For a guide with advice and a checklist of questions to discuss with your elderly parents
(the great-grandparents) and a link to local resources that can help you deal with aging issues:
Eldercare
800-677-1116
www.eldercare.gov
EverythingGrandkids
For current information via the Internet and newsletter on toys, essentials, style and new products for grandparents: www.EverythingGrandkids.com.
— GRANDPARENT RIGHTS
For information concerning grandparent visitation rights and other legal issues affecting grandchildren:
The National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights
Executive Director Brigitte Castellano
866-624-9900
bcastellano@grandparentsforchildren.org
School of Social Welfare
HSC, Level 2, Room 093
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8231
www.grandparentsforchildren.org
Grandparents Rights Organization
100 W. Long Lake Road
Suite 250
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
248-646-7191
www.grandparentsrights.org
Grandparents United for Children's Rights
137 Larkin St.
Madison, WI 53705
608-238-8751
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6866
sedun@inxpress.net
— GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN
Many grandparents often lack information about the range of support services and policies they need to fulfill their caregiving role. To help remedy this situation, a group of child and aging advocacy and research organizations, including AARP, the Children's Defense Fund and the Child Welfare League of America, has prepared Kinship Care Fact Sheets for each state. They can provide you with a comprehensive list of kinship care family resources and services in your state along with information about key public benefit programs and kinship care laws. You can access this data by going to the Web sites of any of the above-mentioned organizations or by typing in "kinship care fact sheets" in your search engine.
For information, resources, support groups and other material on child advocacy, child-rearing and legal issues for grandparents who are raising grandchildren:
Child Welfare League of America
440 1st Street, NW
3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20001
202-638-4004
www.cwla.org
The Children's Defense Fund
25 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-628-8787
www.childrensdefense.org
Casey Family Programs
1300 Dexter Avenue North
Floor 3
Seattle, WA 98109-3542
206.282.7300
www.casey.org
The Relatives as Parents Program
The Brookdale Foundation Group
950 Third Avenue
19th Floor
New York, NY 10022
www.brookdalefoundation.org
Grandparents As Parents (GAP)
Sylvie de Toledo
PO Box 964
Lakewood, CA 90714
818-789-1177 or 310- 839-2548
GrandsPlace
www.grandsplace.org
Grandparenting Again
www.grandparentagain.com
— GRANDCHILD SAFETY
More than one-third of all potentially harmful or fatal childhood poisonings occur in the homes of children's grandparents. For information on toy safety, childproofing, and other child safety concerns:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Washington, DC 20207
301-504-6816
hotline 800-638-2772
www.cpsc.gov
National Safe Kids Campaign
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
202-662-0600
www.safekids.org
FOR RECALLS OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS, MEDICINE AND FOOD:
www.recalls.gov
GRANDPARENT-GRANDCHILD TRAVEL
For grandparents looking for a fun, educational and rewarding vacation with their grandchildren:
Elderhostel
11 Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, MA 02111
877-426-8056
www.elderhostel.org
Familyhostel
University of New Hampshire
6 Garrison Avenue
Durham, NH 03824
800-733-9753 (outside U.S., 603-862-1113
www.learn.unh.edu/familyhostel
Sierra Club
85 Second Street
2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-977-5500
www.sierraclub.org
Grandtravel
1920 N Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
800-247-7651 (in Washington, 202-785-8901)
www.grandtrvl.com
Rascals in Paradise
One Daniel Burnham Court
Suite 105-C
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-921-7000
www.rascalsinparadise.com
GRANDPARENT-GRANDCHILD SUMMER CAMP
For information about attending a camp experience for grandparents and grandchildren only without the parents:
Grandkidsandme Camp
Camp Icaghowan, a YMCA Camp near Amery, Wisconsin
For information, contact:
The Grandkidsandme Foundation
1764 Hampshire Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55116
651.695.1988
www.grandkidsandme.com/campinfo.htm
Great Camp Sagamore
PO Box 40
Sagamore Road
Raquette Lake, NY 13436
315-354-5311
www.greatcampsagamore.org
(Web site addresses often change. If you have trouble accessing any of these addresses, type in the name of the organization in your search engine for the latest address.)
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