Grandparents Caregivers

GRANDPARENTS RAISING THEIR GRANDCHILDREN

The phenomenon of grandparents becoming their grandchildren's primary caregivers is growing each year.

These grandparents and other kinship caregivers such as aunts, uncles or siblings face unique challenges in legal, social, educational, financial and custodial issues.

316,374 grandparents in California have direct responsibility for parenting their grandchildren, according to the U.S. Census, 2011 American Community Survey.
In 1996, over one third of children cared for by grandparents had no health insurance.
Of the 2.4 million grandparents who were responsible for raising children nationwide, 19% have incomes below the poverty line.
Close to a third of all grandmother caregivers suffer from depression.

Grandparenting, Kinship Care and A4AA

In 2000, Congress amended the Older Americans Act to include caregivers and established the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP). Grandparents and other kin-caregivers who were 60 and over were eligible for services through the NFCSP.

In 2002, Area 4 Agency on Aging (A4AA) allocated NFCSP funds to our first ever kinship provider, the Senior Legal Hotline in Sacramento. The Senior Legal Hotline continues to offer free legal assistance to senior kin-caregivers in Sacramento county.

Additionally, A4AA plays a planning, coordination and educational role through the Second Time Around Planning Committee. Through this committee, A4AA and other community partners sponsored educational workshops, conferences, forums and outreach activities.

GRANDPARENTS SUPPORT GROUPS
AND RESOURCES BY COUNTIES

Sacramento / Nevada / Placer / Yolo / Yuba

Sacramento County

SETA/HEAD START
GRANDPARENT SUPPORT GROUP SETA /
Head Start
Alma Hawkins, (916) 263-0540
Office (Head Start enrollees only)
925 Del Paso Blvd., Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 9581

NORTH SACRAMENTO GRANDPARENTS SUPPORT GROUP
Cora Keeton, Facilitator (916) 927-4196
SACA Community Learning Center
2469 Rio Linda Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95815
Meetings: 2nd & 4th Monday of the month
from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon

LILLIPUT CHILDREN’S SERVICES,
Sacramento Children's Home (916) 688-4750
2750 Sutterville Road, Cottage 3
Sacramento, CA 95820
Meetings: 1st & 4th Thursday of the month
from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE
FOSTER AND KINSHIP CARE
Peggy McDermott, (916) 484-8626
Childcare provided
6615 Valley Hi Drive, Suite B
Sacramento, CA 95823

ST. PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH
KINSHIP SUPPORT GROUP
Patricia Kelly (916) 995-7450
3996 14th Avenue, Room 106
Sacramento, CA 95820

LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - Senior Legal Hotline
Parisa Ijadi-Maghsoodi, Attorney
(916) 930-4943
Legal Services for Grandparents & Kinship Caregivers (free service, donations appreciated)
444 N. 3rd Street, Suite 312
Sacramento, CA 95814

Nevada County

NEVADA COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND SIERRA COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP FOSTER & KINSHIP CARE EDUCATION
Mary Jane Connelly, Program Specialist
(530) 470-8510, ext. 208
117 New Mohawk Road Suite F
Nevada City, CA
Education class & group discussion scheduled the 2nd Monday of the month
September 2010 to May 2011
from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon

Placer County

CIRCLE OF SUPPORT KIDS FIRST
(530) 887- 3536
11990 Heritage Oak Place, Suite 1B
Auburn, CA 95603
Group scheduled 1st Tuesday of each month
from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

KIDS FIRST
(916) 774-6802
124 Main Street
Roseville, CA 95670
Group scheduled 3rd Tuesday of each month
from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

SIERRA COLLEGE FOSTER & KINSHIP CARE EDUCATION
Joanna Dekoning, (916) 781-6214
Roseville, CA 95661
Group scheduled 2nd Friday of each month
from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon

Yolo County

WOODLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOSTER & KINSHIP CARE EDUCATION PROGRAM
Cherie Schroeder, Program Director
(530) 574-1964

Yuba County

YUBA COLLEGE K.A.R.E.S. / KINSHIP AND RELATIVE EDUCATION SUPPORT
Leah Eneix, Program Specialist
(530) 741-6750, leneix@yccd.edu
2088 North Beale Road
Marysville, CA 95901