🚀 Boost student attendance! Check out strategies to address #ChronicAbsenteeism , particularly for students who live with kinship caregivers and grandfamilies. 📚👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

🔗Learn more:

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#KinshipCare

#Kinshipcare #Reform #Grandfamilies #FictiveKin

I am so proud of these incredible students & their selfless service! Representing LIA (shoutout to Mr. Tapia), they worked hard to prepare Chicha, Horchata, & Jamaica for the Vikings Give Carnival (all proceeds go to our teen center & the Grandfamilies organization). ❤️

This Mental Health Awareness Month, let's ensure #grandfamilies get the support they deserve! 🌻

Are you a grandparent raising a school-aged child in Marion County Schools? Supports are available through Healthy Grandfamilies.

And into the evening tonight, Marion County Schools Healthy Grandfamilies team of support works together to plan grandfamilies dates for 2023-24. Keep bringing the P.O.W.E.R.!

If you're currently in a kinship role, such as a grandparent caring for a grandchild or other family member, we encourage you to attend the Northland Grandfamilies Support Groups. Have questions? Please contact Becky Franklin at [email protected] or (816) 468-0400 x330.

#ICYMI ! Learn about how #InclusiveLanguage can foster #belonging , particularly for #kinship #caregivers and #grandfamilies .

Check out the infographic here:

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#education #InclusiveLanguage #FamilySupport

The Family and Youth center is hosting another Digital Skills workshop for the grandfamilies tomorrow from 4pm-6pm. In need of transportation, contact Kamil Peterson-Howe at 215-684-8597. #thephamodel

Check out this month’s Northland Grandfamilies Program Support Groups! We hope you’ll join us on September 19th or 22nd. Have questions? Contact Ann Kinney at [email protected] or 816-468-0400, x330.

Hello, Friday! We have some sweet client feedback for you. Central office attorney Kelsey Lester helped her client obtain guardianship over their grandchildren! 😍

#ClientQuote #GrandFamilies #JusticeForAll #TGIF

New on the REL Appalachia blog: Discover how schools can better support kinship caregivers and grandfamilies. From inclusive language to practical strategies, this blog is a guide to action for educators. #EdResources #FamilyEngagement bit.ly/44i2Iqy

This past weekend, Karin Lombardi and a team of Fennemoids volunteered at the Duet: Partners In Health & Aging's Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Picnic! Fennemore served as a sponsor for the fun-filled afternoon. More about Duet: Partners In Health & Aging: ow.ly/tff650Q2HaU

#Duets #GrandFamilies #Fennemore #Picnic

What an amazing visit!

Thank you to Joseph D. Early Jr. Joe Early, for his generous contributions and ongoing support of CMAA 🙂

#Aging #Aging WellTogether #Grandfamilies

Attention Grandfamilies: Celebrate Grandparent's Day at the Free Grandfamily Picnic! September 9 at Rosedale Park from 10am-2pm

'What makes grandfamilies unique is that unlike parent-headed homes these caretakers step in with no automatic legal rights & responsibilities for the children.' Ana Beltran tells the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network story here: bit.ly/3Qc6ziZ@ Generations United

This #MentalHealthAwareness Month, explore the resilience, challenges, and triumphs of Grandfamilies in our resource, 'Through the Eyes of Grandfamilies: A Conversation with Five Grandfamily Caregivers,' a companion to Generations United’s 2023 State of Grandfamilies’ Report.

Have you heard about our Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program? Grandfamilies face unique challenges, and Sunbeam is dedicated to empowering grandparents by offering support groups, school supply assistance, holiday assistance, and other resources.

Congratulations to Mary Kate for becoming a newly certified KEEP Coach! Mary Kate's experience as a kinship parent has brought so much richness to her role as a long-time KEEP Group Leader. Thank you for your ongoing dedication to KEEP families!
#kinshipsupport #grandfamilies