Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Are you a grandparent raising your grandchild or a kinship caregiver of a child? You are not alone! The Melrose Wakefield Healthcare Aging in Balance program offers you an opportunity to meet with other grandparents and caregivers who understand. For more information, contact Stephanie Ramy at [email protected] or call 781-338-7559.

Resources

Massachusetts Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Commission
600 Washington Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
Colleen Pritoni, Coordinator
617-748-2454
[email protected]
Website: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/grandparents-raising-grandchildren

The Commission on Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Website: www.massgrg.com
Tip Sheet #1: For Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Tip Sheet #2: What Kind of Custody Arrangement is Best for Me?
Tip Sheet #3: Legal Resources for Grandparents and Legal Caregivers
Tip Sheet #4: When the Department of Children and Families is Involved
Tip Sheet #5: Financial Resources
Tip Sheet #6: Support Services
Tip Sheet #7: Talking with Grandchildren About Their Parent's Use of Alcohol and Drugs

Aging Service Access Points (ASAPs) and Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs)
Agency Listings

Family Resource Centers
https://www.frcma.org/

Learn to Cope
https://www.learn2cope.org/