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Local Resources for Grandfamilies

Site 1: Larimer County

Resource Guides

 

  • Grand Family Coalition, Inc.
    • Call Gail Engel at (970) 699-2837 or email at gail@grandfamilycoalition.com
    • Grand Family Coalition, Inc. is a non-profit organization that supports Kinship Families by providing social groups, day time support groups, mentor programs, and family oriented activities.
  • Kids at Heart Fundango
    • Phone: (970) 223-1230
    • Email: fundango.director@kidsatheartfundango.org
    • Kids at Heart is a non-profit agency that aids foster, adoptive, and kinship families through respite services in order to support the success of the family. Every other Saturday Kids at Heart holds fundango nights where families can drop their kids off for a couple hours for a much deserved break. We take kids from 0-17 years old, feed them dinner, and participate in fun activities. In the summer we run teen camps. and family camps. Contact us today for some respite services across the lifespan.
  • Larimer County Department of Human Services (DHS)
    • Phone: (970) 498-6300
    • Email: beneinfo@co.larimer.co.us
    • Larimer County Human Services offer a variety of benefits for families, including Grandparents (or other relatives) raising children. Some of these include Relative Caregiver TANF, Food Assistance, Medicaid, Medicare Savings Program (MSP), Old Age Pension (OAP), and Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP).
  • Larimer County Office on Aging (LCOA)
    • Call Lynette McGowan at (970) 498-7758 or email at lmcgowan@larimer.org
    • LCOA provides direct services, funds community partners, and provides leadership in the planning and coordination of services for older and disabled adults in Larimer County. This includes information and assistance for aging and disability resources, options counseling to better understand long term care services and supports, benefits counseling to help with Long Term Care Medicaid and Medicare savings program applications, family caregiver support, and long term care ombudsman for residents in assisted living and nursing homes.
  • Namaqua Center of SummitStone Health
    • Call Craig Callan at (970) 494-4231 or email at craig.callan@summitstonehealth.org
    • Namaqua Center’s Grandfamily Support Program provides ongoing outreach, case management assistance and support at no cost to grandparents raising grandchildren in Larimer County. The Family Support Program also provides community based services for at-risk children and families including coaching and mentoring, respite, after school programming (The Spot), and summer camp.

Site 2: Adams County

  • Growing Home
    • Phone (303) 426-0430
    • Growing Home began in 1998 as a community based shelter that served 30 families per year. Over years of research and observation Growing Home developed its wrap-around approach to better serve the whole needs of low-income families. Growing Home transforms lives by Nurturing Children, Strengthening Families and Creating Community. This comprehensive approach allows Growing Home to address the needs of the whole person, whole family and whole community, to reach fuller and longer lasting outcomes. All programs and services are offered in English and Spanish.
  • Catholic Charities
    • Call (720) 799-9254-Carrie Savage (English)
    • Call (720) 799-9253-Kerry Lutz (Spanish)
    • Or email at kinship@ccdenver.org
    • Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Denver has been serving northern Colorado since 1927. They are open to all and serve all people. Family and Kinship Services provide kinship care to relatives raising children, home based counseling, and early childhood education and mental health services. They have 8 established kinship support groups through the Kinship Caregiver Program. The Adams County group meets the 2nd Thursday of every month from 10a-12p at Margaret Carpenter Recreation Center located at 11151 Colorado Blvd, Thornton, CO 80233.
  • Family Tree
    • Program Supervisor – Michelle Johnson
    • Phone: (303) 463-6330 ext 749
    • Family Tree is committed to help individuals, families and communities. Through a collaborative program between Adams County and Douglas County Human Services eligible families are connected to community services and provided with referrals, case management, and sometimes financial assistance to help with the challenges of caring for a relative’s child

Colorado - Statewide

  • Colorado Kinship Connection
    • The Colorado Kinship Connection website is operated by the Division of Child Welfare Services in the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). The website provides information and resources to kinship caregivers across Colorado.
  • Colorado Respite Coalition
    • Call Meghan Kluth at (303) 233-1666 x 257 or email at mkluth@eastersealscolorado.org
    • The Colorado Respite Coalition (CRC) offers resources and information to family caregivers throughout the state of Colorado. CRC provides training opportunities, respite vouchers, community grants, advocacy, an online respite locator, and more. CRC strives to increase access to and awareness of quality respite services across the lifespan.
  • Colorado State University’s Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) website
    • This website was created with the goal of providing useful resources and reliable, current information on health, education, legal, and parenting resources for grandparents that have taken on the role as primary caregiver for their grandchildren.
  • Early Childhood Consultation Program through Summitstone Health Partners – coming soon
    • Free support and consultation on behalf of the classroom (or in-home childcare) or on an individual child aged 0-8 throughout Larimer County.
  • Beyond Consequences and Advanced Parenting Skills Class – coming soon
    • Unique, relationship-based approach to parenting traumatized children and those with attachment challenges.
  • The Piton Foundation at Gary Community Investments
    • Phone: (303) 628-3800
    • Email: info@garycommunity.org
    • Get help with your taxes and learn whether you qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). EITC is a federal, refundable tax credit from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that helps boost the incomes of low-wage, working families.

Site 3: Maui County

  • Office on Aging
    • Address: 95 Mahalani Street, Room 20 Wailuku, HI 96793
    • Phone: (808) 270-7774 Statewide – Toll Free: (800) 296-9422
    • The Office on Aging in Maui County is a great resource, you can visit their website or visit one of their office locations. Their compassionate staff members conduct outreach, refer clients to appropriate service agencies, and provide information and assistance to families in need of services.
  • Senior Legal Hotline, Legal Aid Society of Hawai’i
    • Phone: (888) 536-0011
    • If you are 60 or older, you may call the Senior Legal Hotline for free advice. Full legal representation is not necessarily provided, but the hotline is for open for counseling Monday-Friday. It is a great resource for grandparents raising their grandchildren and may have questions about legal rights and other issues. You may access www.legalaidhawaii.org for general information.
  • Ohana Caregivers
    • Ohana Caregivers is also affiliated with the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Extension Services. They were established in 2016 with the goal to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life of ‘Ohana Caregivers in Hawai‘i.

Maui Community Resources

  • Tutu and Me
    • Traveling Preschool (808) 524-7633
    • The Foundation’s first program was its free traveling preschool, Tūtū and Me, established in 2001 through the U.S. Department of Education in cooperation with the Association of Hawaiian Evangelical Churches of the United Church of Christ. Recognizing the role of grandparents raising Hawaiian children, the program sent teaching teams to underserved communities to help meet the developmental needs of these young children and support the grandparents and other care-givers in this task.
  • Queen Lili’uokalani Children’s Center
    • Na Tutu – Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Coalition
    • Phone: (808) 847-1302
    • With Hawaiian cultural values and practices as a foundation, the trust offers an array of programs and services to help kamaliʻi (beneficiary children) reach their full potential in life. These services assist families in developing a strong cultural base and ensure that there is a caring and nurturing adult to guide and mentor each child.
  • Friends of Children Justice Center Maui
    • 1773 Wili Pa Loop Ste A, Wailuku, HI 96793
    • Phone: (808) 986-8634
    • The center provides assistance to abused and neglected children, to promote prevention of child abuse and neglect, and to support the Children’s Justice Center of Maui.
  • Maui Adult Day Care Centers
    • Maui Adult Day Care Centers Central Office
    • (Hale Mahaolu Elima Senior Housing)
    • 11 Mahaolu Street, Suite B
    • Kahului, HI 96732
    • See a map of this location
    • Phone: (808) 871-5804
    • General Hours of Operation
      • 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday – Friday
      • 4-9 p.m. Friday Sun Downing Program
      • 4-9 p.m. Friday Night Social
      • 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday Respite
      • 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday Respite Provides adult day care services to our clients in a family environment that is safe and filled with love, and provide support to their families and caregivers.
  • Maui Family Support Services
    • 1844 Wili Pa Loop, Wailuku, HI 96793
    • Phone: (808) 242-0900
    • Seeks to promote healthy family functioning by providing supportive services which build on family strengths.

Site 4: Hawai'i County

  • West Hawaii GRANDcares Resource Book – coming soon

Countrywide

Video Series on Mindful Self Care

 

  • AARP GrandFamilies Guide
    • GrandFamilies Guide can help you find your way with tips, tools and resources to the services and support you need to take care of yourself and your family. Covers legal issues, family challenges, and how to find support.
  • Generations United
    • Generations United’s National Center on Grandfamilies works to enact policies and promote programs to help grandfamilies address challenges.Generations United offers free fact sheets and publications for grandparents raising grandchildren, including information about legal, financial, and support.
  • Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center
    • GSWPRC serves as a national legal resource in support of grandfamilies within and outside the child welfare system. This website includes a searchable database of laws and legislation and relevant resources and publications.
  • HelpGuide.org
    • Helpful information for grandparents raising grandchildren on raising grandchildren, legal rights and custody options, financial assistance, and managing caregiver stress and burnout.
  • Raising Children with Disabilities
    • Grand Reources: A Grandparents and Other Relative’s Guide to Raising Children with Disabilities. This guide seeks to answer some of the most often asked questions from grandfamilies who have children with disabilities. Basic information is included about major programs that can help you and your family.

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