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resources kinship care Advocates for Grandparent Child Welfare Information Gateway, Children’s Bureau/ Grandchild Connection P.O. Box 5622, Newport Beach, CA ACYF 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Eighth 92662; 949-640-0399; Floor, Washington, DC 20024; www.grandparentchildconnect.org 703-385-7565 or 800-394-3366; A nonprofit organization dediinfo@childwelfare.gov; cated to reuniting grandparents www.childwelfare.gov and grandchildren who have been Connects professionals and the separated due to a change in family general public to resources for circumstances. children and families. American Association of Retired Child Welfare League of America Persons (AARP) Foundation, Grandparent Information Center (CWLA) 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 250, (GIC) Arlington, VA 22202; 601 E St. NW, Wash., DC 20049; (p) 703-412-2400; (f) 703-412-2401; 888-687-2277; www.cwla.org www.aarp.org/families/grandparents/ The Brookdale Foundation 950 Third Ave., 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022; 212-308-7355; www.brookdalefoundation.org Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) provides services for caregiver grandparents. Casey Family Programs 1300 Dexter Avenue North, Floor 3, Seattle, WA 98109-3542; 206-282-7300; www.casey.org 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, Ypsilanti, MI 48197; 734-487-0372; www.iscfc.emich.edu/ Center for Family Connections (CFFC) 350 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141; 617-547-0909 or 800-KINNECT; www.kinnect.org Children’s Defense Fund 25 E St. NW, Washington, DC 20001; 202-628-8787 or 800-233-1200; cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org; www.childrensdefense.org DNA Services of America 1507 Kaliste Saloom Rd., Suite D, Lafayette, LA 70508; 866-436-2762; www.dnasoa.com Florida Kinship Center (FKC) at USF School of Social Work 4202 E. Fowler Ave., MGY 132, Tampa, FL 33620; 813-974-1328, or warmline in Florida only: 800-640-6444; kinfo@flkin.org; www.flkin.usf.edu Generations United 1331 H St. NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005; 202-2893979; gu@gu.org; www.gu.org GrandFamilies of America National Office 6525 Fish Hatchery Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788. Toll free 1-866-203-8926, ext. 8103, www.grandfamiliesofamerica.org The only grandparent organization in the U.S. administered totally by relatives caring for their relative children 24/7. Warmline operated 24/7. Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenting (LAPP) 3182 Campus Drive Suite 175, San Mateo, CA 94403; 650-712-1442; www.lapponline.org Mooseheart Child City & School Mooseheart, IL 60539, (p) 630-906-3631; fax 630-859-6630; www.mooseheart.org Alternative placement options for grandparents who need temporary residences for the children in their care. National Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights (NCGCR) School of Social Welfare/HSC, Level 2, Rm. 093/Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8231; (helpline) 866-624-9900; www.grandparentsforchildren.org The largest nonprofit grandparent organization in the U.S. for grandparent and relative caregivers as well as those seeking visitation; legal research, state and federal advocacy, an online support group, If you have a question relating to kinship care, please write to Brigitte Castellano, executive director of the National Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights, at bcastellano@grandparentsforchildren.org. To learn more about NCGCR, call 866-824-9900. OCTOBER GRAND

http://www.grandparentchildconnect.org http://www.grandfamiliesofamerica.org http://www.childwelfare.gov http://www.lapponline.org http://www.cwla.org http://www.aarp.org/families/grandparents/ http://www.brookdalefoundation.org http://www.mooseheart.org http://www.childrensdefense.org http://www.dnasoa.com http://www.casey.org http://www.grandparentsforchildren.org http://www.flkin.usf.edu http://www.iscfc.emich.edu/ http://www.gu.org http://www.kinnect.org

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