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GAP - Grandparents (and others) as Parents: Issues & Topics

Legal

  • Parental rights
  • Lawyer or no lawyer?
  • Grandparents' rights
  • Filing for guardianship
  • Working through juvenile court
  • Custody, guardianship, placement

Financial

  • Kinship funds
  • Tax information
  • Help with medical insurance
  • Free and low cost recreation for grandparents and grandchildren

Educational

  • New ways of discipline
  • Working through the schools
  • Status of non-custodial parents
  • Raising special needs grandchildren

Social

  • Respite care for caregivers
  • Answering the difficult questions
  • Relationship with the child's parents
  • Parenting an adolescent
  • Dealing with teen age sexuality
  • Caring for yourself as caregiver

You don't have to face these issues alone.
We are here to share our experience and expertise and support you on the way.
"Call Grandma"
(715) 838-0442 or (715) 835-1944

Our Emotional Journey

DEALING WITH CATASTROPHE
Feeling

  • lost
  • confused
  • overwhelmed

Needing

  • support
  • comfort
  • resources

GOING THROUGH THE MILL
Feeling

  • anger
  • guilt
  • grief
  • resentment

Needing

  • education
  • coping skills
  • self-care
  • to vent
  • to network

TAKING CHARGE
Feeling

  • understanding
  • acceptance

Needing

  • balance of life restored
  • movement into activism and advocacy
  • response from the system

Grandparents (and others) as Parents | 700 Graham Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54701 | Phone: (715) 836-8460 | Email: info@gap-ec.org
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