Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children

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1999 Volunteer Leadership Training Guide
Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children
Resources for Grandparents
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**Note: The resources listed on this page were current as of 1999.**

The following organizations provide resources for grand-parents who are raising grandchildren.

IN ARKANSAS:

Centers for Youth and Families-The Parent Center 5905 Forest Place, Suite 205 Little Rock, AR 72207 501-666-6833	Arkansas Dept of Human Services/Div of Children and Family Services 626 Donaghey Plaza South P. O. Box 1437 Little Rock, AR 72203-1437 501-682-8984
Centers for Youth and Families-Family Matters 518 East 9^th Street Little Rock, AR 72202 501-374-4145	UALR School of Law Legal Clinic 1201 McAlmont Little Rock, AR 72203 501-324-9441
Advocates and Relatives for Kids 808 N. Cedar North Little Rock, AR 72117 501-945-8015	Arkansas Bar Association 400 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 501-375-4606
Center for Arkansas Legal Services 209 W. Capitol, Suite 36 Little Rock, AR 72201 501-376-3423 or 1-800-950-5817

AROUND THE NATION:

American Association of Retired Persons-Grandparent Information Center 601 East Street, NW Washington, DC 20049 202-434-2296	Grandparents as Parents 1150 E. 4^th St., Suite 221 Long Beach, California 90802 310-924-3996
Raising Our Children’s Kids ROCKING, Inc. P. O. Box 96 Niles, MI 49120 616-683-9038	Grandparents Raising Grandchildren P. O. Box 104 Colleyville, Texas 76034 817-577-0435
Foundation for Grandparenting c/o 53 Principe de Paz Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505	Grandparents Rights Organization 555 S. Woodward Ave., Suite 600 Birmingham, Michigan 48009 313-646-7191
Generations United c/o Child Welfare League of America, Dept. NU 440 First Street NW Washington, DC 20001

Source: Prevention Works: A Newsletter of Arkansas Child Abuse Prevention. Vol. 8 (Number 3), Fall 1998.

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1999 Volunteer Leadership Training Guide Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children Resources for Grandparents Handout 2

1999 Volunteer Leadership Training Guide
Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children
Resources for Grandparents
Handout 2