NOTE: NEW PROGRAM!
Ypsilanti Senior Center
1015 North Congress
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Phone: 734-483-5014 Monica Prince, Director
The Ypsilanti Senior Center has recently launched a pilot respite program!
The Center is arranging FREE daycare and summer camp for children whose permanent residential custody provided by relatives other than the children's natural or adoptive parents. The custodial relatives, often grandparents or
other older adult relatives, will as a result enjoy an opportunity for respite:
hours, days, or weeks of time off from parenting, to spend as they wish. The program is funded by a grant from the Area Agency on Aging 1-B. The infor-
mation obtained by the pilot program will be used to evaluate and expand
the respite service. All child-care providers will be insured and state-licensed.
The service is free to the relatives caring for the children. For registration, information and questions, please call the number above!
METRO DETROIT AND DETROIT
Detroit Area Agency on Aging & The Senior Solution
1333 Brewery Park Blvd. Suite 200
Detroit, MI 48207
Phone: 313-446-4444
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Bridging Generations
2701 Chicago Blvd.
Detroit, MI
Phone: 313-446-4444 #5213 Andrea Johnson
The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Committee (GRGC) is a collaboration
of agencies working together to support a network of organizations, share res- ources, advocate for kinship / grandparents rights, communicate and plan events that will help grandparents and kinship caregivers.
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Created in 2001, the GRGC network with local agencies to discuss important
issues affecting kinship caregivers and grandparents raising their grandchild-
ren in the metropolitan Detroit area. They meet on the 1st Wednesday of each
month at the offices of Franklin Wright Settlements, Inc. (FWS). This committee
is chaired by Juanita Bridgewater. Under the sponsorship of DAAA, the commit-
tee collaborates to provide a series of annual educational, social and respite
events throughout the year, such as the:
- Statewide Michigan Kinship Conference
- Black History Month Celebration
- Backpack/Back-to-School Event
- Holiday Gift Card Distribution
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Bridging Generations is a support group of grandparents & kinship/caregivers. Under the leadership of founder, Juanita Bridgewater, this group meets every
3rd Wednesday of the month to support each other and seek answers to prob-
lems, share information and resources that will help them to better understand
their expanded family members through hope, prayer, communication and edu- cation. A special fellowship is formed through shared experiences by the par- ticipants who find strength and love in the group.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Neighborhood Services Organization (NSO)
Harper-Gratiot Multi-Service Center
882 Oakman Blvd. Suite C
Detroit, MI 48238
Phone: 313-961-4890
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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 & support services.
GRANDPARENTS PARENTING AGAIN AND KINSHIP CARE
Phone: 313-531-2025
OUR MISSION:
We are a support group that provides support, resources, and fellowship
for those grandparents and kinship caregivers who take care of children
that are not their own on a daily basis in their homes.
Held at:
Fellowship Chapel Church
7707 West Outer Drive
Detroit, MI 48235
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at Noon!
MCHS Family of Services
(formerly Community Social Services of Wayne County)
Main Office:
26645 W. Six Mile
Redford, MI 48240
Phone: 313-531-4060
LENAWEE COUNTY
MACOMB COUNTY
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
Central Office:
PO Box 430598
196 Cesar E. Chavez Ave.
Pontiac, MI 48343
Phone: 248-209-2600
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OLHSA (Madison Heights)
711 W. 13 Mile
Madison Heights, MI 48071
Phone: 248-209-2600 Toll-Free: 800-482-9250
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) program provides free
services to grandparents who reside in the same residence and as rela-
tive children in kinship care in Oakland, Livingston and Macomb Co's.
Program services include workshops, support groups, home visits and intergenerational activities.
MONROE COUNTY
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Caring Alternatives
PO Box 2425
Monroe, MI 48161
Phone: 734-242-8711
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7400 Lewis
Temperance, MI 48182
Phone: 734-847-4986
Grandparents 60 and older will receive resource information, individual
support & 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
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
Central Office:
PO Box 430598
196 Cesar E. Chavez Ave.
Pontiac, MI 48343
Phone: 248-209-2600
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OLHSA (Madison Heights)
711 W. 13 Mile
Madison Heights, MI 48071
Phone: 248-209-2600 Toll-Free: 800-482-9250
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren:
The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) program provides free
services to grandparents who reside in the same residence & as relative
children in kinship care in Oakland, Livingston, and Macomb Counties.
Program services include workshops, support groups, home visits and intergenerational activities.
WASHTENAW COUNTY
Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County
CSSW Main Building:
4925 Packard
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: 734-971-9781
The GAP (Grandparents as Parents) program provides grandparents & other relatives caring for children, with information about self-care, children’s needs,
and the assurance that families with generational gaps are not alone. Adults
who are caregivers of children under the age of 18 and who live in Washtenaw County are eligible. There are no costs to participate. However, cost-share contributions and donations are accepted.
Services include:
1. Support groups that provide a sense of community for caregivers
and the children in their care
2. Newsletter with valuable updates on free and low-cost events and
info around Washtenaw County
3. Educational workshops and presentations to equip grandparents
better care for themselves and their grandchildren
4. Resources, including financial assistance, clothing, food, etc.
RESOURCES FOR GRANDPARENTS!
Many national, state, and local organizations can help you find the infor-
mation you need about kinship care. Below is a list:
Are you a Grandparent in Michigan?
Under the new statutes, Michigan law may allow you visitation rights
with your grandchild. If you ask for visitation rights, the court may need
to know answers to questions such as:
- Is the visitation time in the best interest of your grandchild?
- Is there a prior relationship between you and your grandchild?
- Are there emotional ties between you and your grandchild?
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
Phone: 888-OUR-AARP
Helps grandparents cope with their parenting role; answers questions.
Membership in AARP not required; Spanish available.
CaringGrandparents.com
No Greater Loss: The Guidebook to Today's Grandparents Rights
The best guidebook for grandparents rights available today. Neil Taft
gives you the current law and advises you on best practices in the field
of grandparents rights.
Generations United
80 F Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 202-289-3970
We work to create a country where public policy and programs connect
generations instead of separate or isolate them; and where the oldest &
youngest members of our society work together to achieve transformat-
ional change. To reach this goal, Generations United works with our mem-
ber organizations, partners and stakeholders, in the following areas of focus:
- Intergenerational Programs & Spaces
Michigan State University Kinship Care Resource Center
School of Social Work
655 Auditorium Room 254, Baker Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-355-9600 800-535-1218
The Kinship Care Resource Center is one of several community programs
in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. The KCRC serves
kinship care families across the state by providing information and referrals
to resources and services for caregivers and the children they are raising.
Our services include:
1. Information and referral assistance from Kinship Care Navigators to
connect caregivers and service providers to resources to support
kinship families
2. Contact list of local supports across the state and a calendar with
their meeting information
3. Trainings, workshops and other events for kinship caregivers, service
providers, policymakers and others
4. Resources with helpful information for kinship caregivers, service
providers and researchers
The Brookdale Foundation Group
300 Frank W. Burr Blvd. Suite 13
Teaneck, NJ 07666
Phone: 201-836-4602
In October 1991, the Foundation funded the University of California-Berkeley
to survey the nature and extent of services for grandparent caregivers in the
United States. In 1993, we provided support for the establishment of the AARP Grandparent Information Center, which provides resources and information on issues confronted by grandparents who are raising their grandchildren and the professionals who assist them.
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The Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) was initiated in 1996. It is designed
to encourage and promote the creation or expansion of services for grand-
parents & other relatives who have taken on the responsibility of surrogate parenting due to the absence of the parents.
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Currently RAPP provides extensive services, primarily to relative caregivers
caring for children outside the foster care system. As part of our sponsorship
of RAPP, we conduct our National Orientation and Training Conference to facil-
itate opportunities for training, networking and information exchange and pro-
vide technical assistance to our RAPP Network through our listservs, site bull-
etins, conference calls, web chats and our annual newsletter.
