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resources kinship care Advocates for Grandparent Grandchild Connection P.O. Box 5622, Newport Beach, CA 92662; 949-640-0399; Child Welfare Information www.grandparentchildconnect.org Gateway, Children’s Bureau/ A nonprofit organization dediACYF cated to reuniting grandparents 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Eighth and grandchildren who have been Floor, Washington, DC 20024; separated due to a change in family 703-385-7565 or 800-394-3366; circumstances; provides support, info@childwelfare.gov; education, information and referrals www.childwelfare.gov to disenfranchised grandparents Connects professionals and the who have lost access to a grandgeneral public to resources for child. children and families. American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Foundation, Grandparent Information Center (GIC) 601 E St. NW, Wash., DC 20049; 888-687-2277; gic@aarp.org; www.aarp.org/families/grandparents/ The Brookdale Foundation 950 Third Ave., 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022; 212-308-7355; mpp@brookdalefoundation.org; www.brookdalefoundation.org Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) provides services for caregiver grandparents. Casey Family Programs 1300 Dexter Avenue North, Floor 3, Seattle, WA 98109-3542; 206-282-7300; www.casey.org Services include adoption, guardianship, kinship care and family reunification. Center for Child and Family Programs (CCFP) Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities/CCFP 203 Boone Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197; 734-487-0372; www.iscfc.emich.edu/ Center for Family Connections (CFFC) 350 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141; 617-547-0909 or 800-KINNECT; cffc@kinnect.org; www.kinnect.org GrandFamilies of America National Office 6525 Fish Hatchery Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788. Toll free 1-866-203-8926, ext. 8103, fax 301-898-4462, cell 301-898-7458; grandfamiliesofamerica@yahoo.com; www.grandfamiliesofamerica.org The only grandparent organization in the U.S. administered totally by relatives caring for their relative children 24/7. Warmline operated 24/7. Legal Advocates for Permanent Parenting (LAPP) 3182 Campus Drive Suite 175, San Mateo, CA 94403; 650-712-1442; info@LAPPonline.org; www.lapponline.org Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 250, Arlington, VA 22202; (p) 703-412-2400; (f) 703-412-2401; Mooseheart Child City & School Mooseheart, IL 60539, www.cwla.org (p) 630-906-3631; Children’s Defense Fund fax 630-859-6630; 25 E St. NW, Washington, DC KRife@mooseheart.org; 20001; 202-628-8787 or www.mooseheart.org 800-233-1200; Alternative placement options for cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org; grandparents who need temporary www.childrensdefense.org residences for the children in their care. DNA Services of America 1507 Kaliste Saloom Rd., Suite D, National Committee of Lafayette, LA 70508; Grandparents for Children’s 866-436-2762; Rights (NCGCR) www.dnasoa.com School of Social Welfare/HSC, Level 2, Rm. 093/Stony Brook Florida Kinship Center (FKC) at University, Stony Brook, NY 11794USF School of Social Work 8231; (helpline) 866-624-9900; 4202 E. Fowler Ave., MGY 132, bcastellano@grandparentsforchildren.org; Tampa, FL 33620; 813-974-1328, www.grandparentsforchildren.org or warmline in Florida only: The largest nonprofit grandpar800-640-6444; kinfo@flkin.org; ent organization in the U.S. for www.flkin.usf.edu grandparent and relative caregivers as well as those seeking visitation; Generations United legal research, state and federal 1331 H St. NW, Suite 900, advocacy, an online support group, Washington, DC 20005; 202-289toll-free helpline. 3979; gu@gu.org; www.gu.org SEPTEMBER 2009 GRAND 45

http://www.kinnect.org http://www.grandparentchildconnect.org http://www.grandfamiliesofamerica.org http://www.childwelfare.gov http://www.lapponline.org http://www.cwla.org http://www.aarp.org/families/grandparents/ http://www.mooseheart.org http://www.childrensdefense.org http://www.brookdalefoundation.org http://www.dnasoa.com http://www.casey.org http://www.grandparentsforchildren.org http://www.flkin.usf.edu http://www.gu.org http://www.iscfc.emich.edu/

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