IN THIS ISSUE:
- Celebrating National Kinship Care Month
- Back to School Jitters: Tips for Caregivers
- Our Library “Kin” Korner Review
- Raising Grandchildren in the Digital Age: Understanding Social Media and Setting Healthy Limits
- Support Groups
Grand Resource: Help for Grandfamilies Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use Part Two
This handbook addresses the impact of the parent’s substance use disorder on the grandfamily or kinship caregiver and maintain your mental health as a caregiver. … [Read more...]
Grand Resource: Help for Grandfamilies Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use Part Two
This handbook provides insight on understanding the impact of a parent’s substance use disorder on the child. … [Read more...]
Grand Resource: Help for Grandfamilies Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use Part Two
This handbook is about where to begin when children are suddenly in your care. … [Read more...]
Grand Resource: Help for Grandfamilies Impacted by Opioids and Other Substance Use
Handbook includes sections about practicing self-care, addressing childhood trauma, preventing harmful drug use by children, engaging with birth parents, and talking with a child about their birth parents. … [Read more...]
Grandfamily Caregiver Tip Sheet
2025 Election Guide
NJ Kinship Connections – Spring 2025
US: What is kinship care? It’s more common than you think (Commentary)
US: What is kinship care? It's more common than you think (Commentary) Christian Post - September 28, 2024 More than 2.5 million children in the U.S. are currently in the care of relatives - or "kinship care," as it's called. This statistic represents tens of thousands of grandparents, … [Read more...]
Parents’ Handbook
Parenting is rewarding, but it is not always easy. When problems arise in a family, it is often the children who are emotionally or physically affected. Unfortunately, some parents do not know where to turn to get help for their children or themselves. This handbook was written to explain the role … [Read more...]