Grandparents Raising Grandkids

• General information/published materials

  Generations Unlimited
  
  Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
  
  Connecting The Bridges: Grandparenting Grandchildren
  
  GrandsPlace (for Grandparents and special others raising children)
  
  Grandparent Again

  AARP Grandparent Information Center
  Phone: 1-800-424-3410
  (Also check state chapters for information)

Grandparents as Parents: A Survival Guide for Raising a Second Family By Sylvie de Toledo / Guilford Press Grandparents as Parents accurately conveys the themes that are the most central to grandparents who are raising grandchildren, but the names and identifying characteristics of most of the grandparents and grandchildren mentioned in the book have been changed in order to protect their privacy. Grandparents as Parents represents the work of two authors, yet it is written from one point of view. This book is designed as both a book and a manual. You can read it front to back, following the grandparent stories that span the chapters, or you can turn to whatever chapter addresses your immediate questions, without worrying about order.

• Legal resources

  Generations Unlimited

  
  Grandparents Rights Organization

  
  Grandparenting Foundation

Government agencies and Financial assistance

Colorado: El Paso County Department of Human Services
Diana Wills, Grandparent Advocate   719/444-5229    Warm Line:  719/444-5226

Wyoming: Parent Education Network www.wpen.net
5 North Lobban, Buffalo, WY  82834   1-877-900-9736
"A Guide for Wyoming Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren"  (PDF file)

Illinois: Illinois Dept on Aging www.state.il.us/aging
"Starting Points for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Resource Guide with Information and Services for Grandparent Caregivers"  (PDF file)