METRO DETROIT AND DETROIT
Grandparents As Caregivers
Adult Well-Being Services
1423 Field Avenue
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-925-1135
AND
7737 Kercheval Room 115
Detroit MI 48214
Phone: 313-925-1135
AND
Elder Law Center
Phone: 313-937-8291
Legal Assistance on Guardianship, visitation, foster care/adoption, school enrollment, Medicaid/Medicare, public benefits, special needs trusts and life planning.
Creative GrandParenting
Oakwood Hospital
18101 Oakwood Blvd. 
Dearborn, MI 48124
Phone: 313-593-7694
Designed to include grandparents in the childbirth process and to update them
as well on safety recommendations. $10 fee.
Grandparents Rights
Phone: 248-646-7191
4C
(Child Care Coordinating Council of Detroit/Wayne County, Inc.)
2151 E. Jefferson, Suite 250
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-259-4411 OR 800-722-6345
TTY: 1-313-259-0076 V/TTY: 1-800-649-3777
Central resource for information and referral concerning children/youth/family needs and issues along with community resources. Child development, education and training for anyone working with children and youth, child abuse and neglect prevention education, consultation and technical assistance, family support services, lending library, Emergency Child Care Assistance Fund (ECCAF) for families in crisis.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Neighborhood Services
Harper-Gratiot Multi-Service Center
9641 Harper Avenue
Detroit MI 48213
Phone: 313-923-5050
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11825 Dexter
Detroit MI 48207
Phone: 313-933-2503
Grandparents Untied: Intergenerational Developmental Education (GUIDE) is a unique program for grandparents facing the unexpected challenge of raising their grandchildren. Services include:specialized respite services, advocacy, recreation & retreat, weekly support meetings, family life education, cultural events & activities, human service resources, legal services, and transportation.
Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) serves low-income at-risk families with four and five year old children in the City of Detroit includes home visits, group meetings, field trips, and support services.
The Guidance Center
Family Resource Center / Aquinas Building
15601 Northline
Southgate MI 48195
Phone: 734-785-7705 ext. 7541 Rana Smith
This group gives grandparents the opportunity to talk with other grandparents in situations similar to their own and the chance to discuss any challenges they may be facing.
LENAWEE COUNTY
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren / Relatives As Parents
Piotter Center
327 Erie Street
Adrian MI 49221
Phone: 517-264-5280 Dept. on Aging
OR 517-414-8155 Sharon Guild
The group is open to anyone raising someone else's children, not just grandparents. Meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Thursday.
MACOMB COUNTY
Leaps & Bounds
Mt. Calvary
8129 Packard
Warren, MI 48089
Phone: 586-759-3895
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren support group, Parents Groups, Resource Library, Parent & Child Interactive Group
MONROE COUNTY
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Caring Alternatives
2092 S. Custer
Monroe MI 48161
Phone: 734-242-8711
AND
7400 Lewis
Temperance MI 48182
Phone: 734-847-4986
Grandparents 60 and older will receive resource information, individual support and
the extra help needed to transition back into parenting. The program is funded in part
by the Area Agency on Aging 1-B.
OAKLAND COUNTY
Grandparents/Acting Parents Support Group (GAP)
Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency
196 Ceasar E. Chavez
PO Box 430598
Pontiac, MI 48343-0598
Phone: 248-209-2652
WASHTENAW COUNTY
CSS Grandparents As Parents (GAP)
Ann Arbor, MI
Phone: 734-712-3625
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Grandparents As Parents (GAP)
22048 Sherman Way
Canoga Park, CA 91303
CHECK UNDER "FREE MEDICAL TESTS, SERVICES AND TREATMENTS" FOR
FREE PARENTING CLASSES AND FREE CAR SEAT INSPECTIONS AND ALSO
UNDER "PARENTING RESOURCES" FOR EVEN MORE HELP!
RESOURCES FOR GRANDPARENTS!
Many national, state, and local organizations can help you find the information
you need about kinship care. Below is a list:
Generations United
1333 H St. NW, Suite 500W,
Washington DC 10005
Phone: 202-289-3979
Forges bonds between different generations.
The Children's Defense Fund
25 E. St. NW
Washington DC 20001
Phone: 202-628-8787
Particular emphasis on poor, minority, and disabled children
The Brookdale Foundation
950 Third Ave. 19th Floor
NYC, NY 10022
Phone: 212-308-7355
The Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) provides services for grandparents and
other caregivers.
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Grandparents Information Center (GIC)
601 E. St., NW
Washington DC 20049
Phone: 202-434-2296
Helps grandparents cope with their parenting role; answers questions. Membership
in AARP not required; Spanish available.
The National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights
School of Social Welfare HSC, 1.2, Rm.093
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8231
The largest grandparent organization in the U.S., providing legal research and a toll-free helpline staffed by volunteers.
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
50 F St. NW,
Washington DC 20001-2085
Phone: 202-638-2952
The Children of Alcoholics Foundation (COAF)
164 W. 74th Street
NY, NY 10023
Phone: 212-595-5810 ext. 7860
An affiliate of Phoenix House; offers assistance on kinship care.
KidsPeace
Phone: 800-25-PEACE
Helping America's kids overcome
the kinds of crises that can strike any child like depression, traumas, and family problems.
The American Bar Association (800-285-2221) provides an excellent "Consumer's Guide
to Legal Help" website for every state: www.abanet.org, click "find legal help," then click
on your state!
Provision of legal advice, representation and counseling on issues such as guardianship,
power of attorney, age discrimination, entitlements, etc. to older adults and caregivers.
No fee-generating or criminal cases are handled. Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan Elder Law & Advocacy Center. Phone: 313-937-8291
Also. please check under "Legal Resources" on THIS website for many FREE and Low-Cost Resources you can utilize!
UNCLE SAM NEEDS GRANDS!
Websites especially helpful for grandparents whose sons and daughters are actively serving in the military (suggested by Military One Source 1-800-342-9647)
Please see "Services for Active-Duty Military Personnel and their Families" page for
even more resources!
This page is from The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University. It provides
a list of deployment support resources for military personnel and spouses.
The National Military Family Association is a national organization that offers comprehensive information and support resources to members of all branches
of the military and their families.
Silent Warriors is a website for military families from all branches of service, active duty
to retirees. They offer information on aspects of being a military family as well as online message boards to communicate with people around the world.
Help for Grandparents Raising Orphans of War
Website: www.aarp.org/family/caregiving/articles/iraq_vets_benefits_change.html?print=1
Grandparents and other relatives caring for the children of deployed soldiers got some needed financial security July 1st, 2008 when the U.S. Military will allow soldiers to earmark a one-time, $100,000 payment (previously only 50%) to non-spousal caregivers in the event they are killed while serving the country. Upon the death of active-duty military personnel, the Dept. of Defense provides families with the tax-exempt death gratuity. But the new change ONLY applies to soldiers who proactively name or switch their preferred beneficiaries on the military's DD93, or Record of Emergency Data Form. The old rules
still apply to those failing to update beneficiary designations.
MORE RESOURCES JUST FOR GRANDPARENTS!
GrandFamilies of America
National Office:
6525 Fish Hatchery Rd.
Thurmont, MD 21788
Phone: 301-358-3911
The only grandparent organization in the U.S. administered totally by relatives caring
for their relative children 24/7. The only grandparent organization staffed by a full-time attorney. Established networking relationships with national associates working in the same field.
Mooseheart Child City & School
240 James J. Davis Dr.
Mooseheart, IL 60539
Phone: 630-906-3631 OR 888-755-2680
Provides an alternative placement option to grandparents who need a temporary residence for the children in their care due to health or other reasons.
Florida Kinship Center (FKC)
Florida Kinship Center at USF School of Social Work
4202 E. Fowler Ave., MGY 132
Tampa, FL 33620
Phone: 813-974-1328 OR 800-640-6444 (Florida only)
While FKC is not a national organization, it offers comprehensive resources.
Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenting (LAPP)
3182 Campus Drive Suite 175
San Mateo CA 94403
Phone: 650-712-1442
Provides self-help legal information, training, and referrals for foster parents, kinship caregivers and pre-adoptive families of children in foster care in California.
Center for Child and Family Programs (CCFP)
Institute for the Study of Chilodren, Families, and Communities/CCFP
203 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti MI 48197
Phone: 734-487-0372
Shapes local, state, and national child/family policies; conducts research, demonstrates new models of service, develops training curricula and develops policy recommendations.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Eighth Floor
Washington DC 20024
Phone: 703-385-7565 OR 800-394-3366
Connects professionals and the general public to resources for children and families.
Center for Family Connections (CFFC)
350 Cambridge Street
Cambridge MA 02141
Phone: 617-547-0909 OR 800-KINNECT
Provides services for individuals and families touched by adoption, foster care, kinship and guardianship.
National Committe of Grandparents for Children's Rights (NCGCR)
Helpline: 888-659-3745
The largest nonprofit grandparent organization in the U.S. for grandparent and relative caregivers as well as those seeking visitation. NCGCR provides legal research, state
and federal advocacy, an online support group and a toll-free helpline. Also works with grandparent organizations around the world to bring a global perspective to relative caregiving.
