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Home > Kinship Care/Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Kinship Care/Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
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These results are current as of: November 20, 2009
601 E Street NW Washington, DC 20049
http://www.aarp.org/life/grandparents The AARP GIC is a program of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). The GIC is a primary resource for grandparents in traditional and non-traditional family roles, including grandparents raising grandchildren and step-grandparents. Among the topics addressed are grandparents traveling with grandchildren, the visitation rights of grandparents, parenting grandchildren, and grandparent support groups. Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC) American Public Human Services Association 810 First Street NE Suite 500 Washington, DC 20002-4267
http://icpc.aphsa.org The Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children is a uniform State law establishing a contract among party States to ensure that children placed across state lines receive adequate protection and services. The primary function of the ICPC is to protect the interests of both the children and the States by requiring that certain procedures be followed in the interstate placement of children who are being adopted, placed with relatives, or going into residential care or foster family homes. Casey Family Programs 1300 Dexter Avenue North Third Floor Seattle, WA 98109-3542
http://www.casey.org Casey Family Programs provides an array of services for children and youth, with foster care as it core. Casey services include adoption, guardianship, kinship care, and family reunification. Casey is also committed to helping youth in foster care make a successful transition to adulthood. Center for Child and Family Programs (CCFP) Institute for the Study of Children, Families, and Communities/CCFP 203 Boone Hall Ypsilanti, MI 48197
http://www.iscfc.emich.edu/Center%20for%20Child%20and%20Family%20Programs/Center%20for%20Child%20and%20Family%20Programs.htm The Center for Child and Family Programs (CCFP)has replaced the former National Foster Care Resource Center. The goals of the CCFP are to enhance the lives of vulnerable children and families and to shape local, State, and national policies by working with public and private agencies to conduct research, demonstrate new models of service, develop training curricula and provide T/TA, conduct program evaluations, and develop policy recommendations. Child Welfare Information Gateway Children's Bureau/ACYF 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW -- Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20024
http://www.childwelfare.gov Child Welfare Information Gateway connects professionals and the general public to information and resources targeted to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to programs, research, laws and policies, training resources, statistics, and much more. Foundation for Grandparenting 108 Farnham Road Ojai, CA 93023 gpfound@grandparenting.org http://www.grandparenting.org/ The Foundation For Grandparenting is dedicated to raising grandparent consciousness to better the lives of grandchildren, parents and grandparents through education, research, programs, communication, and networking. Generations United (GU) 1333 H Street NW Suite 500 W Suite 820 Washington, DC 20005
http://www.gu.org/ Generations United is the only national membership organization focused solely on promoting intergenerational strategies, programs, and public policies. It is a national organization that advocates for the mutual well-being of children, youth, and older adults. GU serves as a resource for educating policymakers and the public about the economic and social need for intergenerational cooperation. GU provides a forum for those working with children, youth, and the elderly to explore areas of common ground. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center rmartinez@gu.org http://www.grandfamilies.org/index.cfm?page=homepage The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center serves as a national legal resource created to educate individuals about State laws and legislation in support of grandfamilies and to assist interested state legislators, advocates, caregivers, attorneys, and other policymakers in exploring policy options to support relatives and the children in their care both within and outside the child welfare system. The Resource Center is a collaboration between Casey Family Programs, the American Bar Association's Center on Children and the Law, and Generations United. Grandparents Rights Organization (GRO) 100 West Long Lake Road Suite 250 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
http://www.grandparentsrights.org The Grandparents Rights Organization is a national volunteer nonprofit organization founded in 1984 by executive director Richard S. Victor. GRO's purpose is to educate and support grandparents and grandchildren and to advocate their desire to continue the grandparent-grandchild relationship, which may be threatened by the death or divorce of the parents. GrandsPlace - Grandparents and Special Others Raising Children 154 Cottage Road Enfield, CT 06082
http://www.grandsplace.org GrandsPlace is a support and information organization (website only) comprising grandparents (and foster parents, aunts, uncles, and step-parents) who wish that their grandchildren lived in safer, healthier environments. The GrandsPlace website provides a forum in which caregivers can discuss their concerns and offer support. Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenting (LAPP) 1840 Gateway Drive Suite 200 San Mateo, CA 94404
http://www.lapponline.org The Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenting (LAPP) provides self-help legal information, training, referrals, and consulting on issues of interest to foster parents, kinship caregivers, and pre-adoptive families of children in foster care. In addition, LAPP works to improve communication between child welfare workers, CASAs, attorneys, and the courts and to educate the general public about the fostering and adoptive process, with the goal of encouraging permanence for children in the public child welfare system. University of Illinois at Chicago Jane Addams College of Social Work M/C 309 1040 W. Harrison Street Chicago, IL 60607
General Scope: The mission of Jane Addams College of Social Work is to educate professional social workers, develop knowledge, and provide leadership in the development and implementation of policies and services on behalf of the poor, the oppressed, racial and ethnic minorities, and other at-risk urban populations. Training Specific: For information on the Master of Social Work (MSW) Program see http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/college/programs/academic_msw.html. One of the five major MSW concentrations is the Child and Family concentration which emphasizes public sector services—programs that touch the lives of large numbers of urban, at-risk populations. Major Program(s)/Initiatives(s):
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