KINSHIP CARE & GRANDPARENTS' RIGHTS
RESOURCES
1) National organizations
Administration on Aging, Grandparents Resources
Administration on Aging, Center for Communication and Consumer Services/DHHS, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201; 202-619-0724; aoainfo@aoa.gov; www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/notes_grandparents.asp
Addresses issues involving three generations of grandparents raising grandchildren: themselves, their children and the grandchildren.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Foundation,
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Helps grandparents cope with their parenting role; answers questions. Membership in AARP not required; Spanish available.
Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
American Public Human Services Association;
Requires certain procedures in the interstate placement of children being adopted, placed with relatives, or entering residential care or foster family homes.
The Brookdale Foundation
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Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) provides services for grandparents and other caregivers.
Casey Family Programs
Provides an array of services for children and youth, with foster care as its core. Services include adoption, guardianship, kinship care and family reunification.
Center for Child and Family Programs (CCFP)
Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities/CCFP, 203 Boone Hall,
Shapes local, state and national child/family policies; conducts research, demonstrates new models of service, develops training curricula and develops policy recommendations.
Center for Family Connections (
Provides services for individuals and families touched by adoption, foster care, kinship and guardianship.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20024; 703-385-7565 or 800-394-3366; info@childwelfare.gov; www.childwelfare.gov
Connects professionals and the general public to resources for children and families.
Child Welfare League of
One of the oldest organizations dedicated to family welfare.
Children of Alcoholics Foundation (COAF)
An affiliate of Phoenix House; offers assistance on kinship care.
Children's Defense Fund
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Particular emphasis on poor, minority, and disabled children.
Provides
While FKC is not a national organization, this magazine has a close working relationship with the Center, which offers comprehensive resources.
Generations United
Focused solely on improving the lives of children, youth and older people through intergenerational strategies, programs and public policies.
GrandFamilies of
National Office:
The only grandparent organization in the
Provides an alternative placement option to grandparents who need temporary residence for the children in their care due to health or other reasons.
The National Association of Former Foster Care Children of
NAFFCCA provides mentoring, job training, housing and an independent-living program for youths who are aging out of the foster care system.
National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights (NCGCR)
School of Social Welfare/
The largest nonprofit grandparent organization in the
2) Information on specific states
AARP, in collaboration with several other organizations, has excellent fact sheets on its Web site, covering every state. Includes local resources and key public benefit programs: www.aarp.org/research/family/grandparenting/aresearch-import-488.html
The Kinship Navigator is a new statewide program operated by
3) Legal help
American Bar Association
800-285-2221
Provides an excellent "Consumer's Guide to Legal Help" Web site for every state: www.abanet.org; click "find legal help," then click on your state.
Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenting (LAPP)
Provides self-help legal information, training, consulting, and policy development for caregiver families and their child welfare partners.
State visitation and custody laws
