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Kellie Pickler: Grand-raised and proud of it

The country music star pays tribute to the “angels” who gave her wings

When asked how she found the courage to audition for American Idol, Kellie Pickler has a ready answer: her paternal grandparents, Faye and Clyde Pickler. The bubbly country singer says her grandparents’ love and devotion gave her the confidence to forge [...]

Are you a grandparent or other relative caregiver raising children?

Do you find yourself frustrated by the lack of supports and services provided to kinship families?

Are you interested in educating Members of Congress about the needs of children and kinship families?

Make your voice heard at the Fourth National Grandrally for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children

WHEN: September 15, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.

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Kinship Care Notes #22

Dear friends of kinship care – Welcome to a new era (we hope) that may recognize kinship care as a critical piece of raising healthy children in body and spirit. Thanks to all who took advantage of the last special bulk orders for A Kinship Guide to Rescuing Children for Grandparents and Other Relatives As [...]

Caregiver Helper 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, Grandparent Information Center (GIC)

601 [...]