The Partnership for Children receives grants from Mid-Carolina Area Agency on Aging and the Brookdale Foundation Group Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) for relative caregivers who are raising children living with them ages birth to 18. This mutual self-help group is empowered through workshops, trainings, crafts, sharing of their talents and experiences, and conference attendance.
Childcare is provided by Resource Lending Library staff in the Omni Family Resource Center Children’s Room. Support groups can be a great boon to grandparents raising grandchildren who face an unexpected lifestyle change. By offering a place to share information, solutions, and feelings with peers going through the same experiences, support groups can help families tremendously.
The Grandparent Support Group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month in the morning from 10:30 am - 12:00 noon and on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 5:00 - 6:30 pm.
Second Wednesdays from 10:30 am-12:00 pm:
Aug 13, Sep 10, Oct 8, Nov 12, Dec 10,
Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 11, Apr 8, May 13, Jun 10
Fourth Tuesdays from 5:00 pm-6:30 pm:
Aug 26, Sep 23, Oct 28, Nov 25, Dec 16,
Jan 27, Feb 24, Mar 24, Apr 28, May 26, Jun 23
Helpful Sites:
- NC Grandfacts Sheet -
A state fact sheet for Grandparents and Other Relative Raising Children
- Grandparents Magazine - resource for grandparents and parents with coloring pages, craft ideas, articles, and more.
- Grandloving - features activities and timely advice for and from grandparents.
- Mid Carolina Area Agency on Aging - The Mid-Carolina Council of Governments (MCCOG) is the state-designated lead regional organization for Cumberland, Harnett, and Sampson Counties. Mid-Carolina is one of the seventeen North Carolina Cogs formed to provide a wide variety of programs and services to their local governments and citizens.
- AARP of North Carolina
For more information please contact:
Heidi Choice
Resource Lending Library Coordinator
(910) 867-9700 ext 2502
hchoice@ccpfc.org
