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Lean on me
When you're not strong
 I'll give you hope
 I'll help you carry on
We all need somebody to lean on.
                                               from the song 

Nothing is more true than this song when it comes to grandparents raising grandchildren. Together we can ease the pain, share the good times and help one another to grow and be the best we can be for our grandchildren, our families and ourselves. To be with others who know exactly what we are going through is so healing.  Some have been there and done that and can help us past the rough spots and can give us hope that we too can not only survive this new adventure of raising grandchildren but flourish and bring forth a new generation of responsible human beings. What better goal could a person have.

Below is a list of the support groups that we know about in your state. If you know of a support group in this state Please contact kathy@grandsplace.org..


 
Brooklyn (Kings County)
Bensonhurst Guidance Center
8620-18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214
Attn: Deborah Langosch, GAPS 

Berean Community & Family Life Center
1635-49 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Attn: Ms. Selma Tatum, 

Grandparent Parents Again
Bethlehem Baptist Church
741 Sheffeild Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207
Attn: Catherine Sanders, Bethlehem 

Grandparent Support Group
Brookdale Hospital & Medical Center
1335 Linden Blvd. Brooklyn, NY 11210
Attn: Tobi Abramson, Geriatric Mental Health Coordinator, 

Parent's - Take Two
Brooklyn Parent Resource Center
New Hope Guild, 1542 East New York Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Attn: Milagros Perez, 

Brooklyn Parent Resource Center Family Support Group
Brooklyn Counseling Services / The Big Sisters, Inc.
57 Front Street, 7th Floor West, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Attn: Brenda Taylor, 

Support Group For Parents
Brooklyn Union
1 Metrotech Center, 15th Floor COE, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Attn: Kristen Yontz, 

Grandparents Support Group
Catholic Charities Brooklyn South 
2341 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11223
Attn: Gloria Vargas & Zulma Rodriguez, 

Grandparents As Parents Again (G.A.P.A.) 
Catholic Charities Family Center 
North Brooklyn, 191 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Attn: Ruth Francis & Dietrich Barber, 

Grandmothers As Mothers Again (G.A.M.A.) 
CNR Health Care Network, Inc.
520 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Attn: Veronica L. Price, Support Group 

Grandparent Support Group
Red Hook Preventive Program, 732 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Attn: Elise Wilson 

Grandparents Right to Implement Parenthood 
1669 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Attn: Peggy Johnson 

Miracle Makers Grandparent Support Group 
New Hope Guild / S.B.I. PS 13K
557 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207
Attn: Sarah Brewster, CSW 

Partnership With Children, Inc
57 Front Street, 7th Floor West, Brooklyn, NY 11201 
Spanish Speaking Council (RAICES)
30 Third Avenue, Room 617, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Attn: Jose R. Ortiz, 

Grandparents as Primary Caregivers Support Groups 
St. Joseph Services for Children & Family
540 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Attn: Luz Garcia, 

Foster & Grandparent Support Group
Bronx Catholic Charities Counseling Services 
Bronx Center, 2380 Belmont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456 
Attn: Dr. Marjorie Stuckle, 

Family Caregivers Support Group
Davidson Senior Center
950 Union Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459
Attn: Althea Lord, 

Grandparent Support Group 
Edenwald Senior Center 
1135 East 229th Street Drive South, Bronx, NY 10466 
Attn: Marcia Schwartz 

Family Resource Center
1384 Metropolitan Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462
Attn: Linda Resto, Parents Support Group 

Intergeneration Program of Family Support
1749 Grand Concourse, Suite 1A, Bronx, NY 10452
Attn: Angustina Melekwe 

Kinship Care Program
Family Support Systems Unlimited Inc. 2530 Grand Concourse, 3rd Floor, Bronx, NY 10458
Attn: Alice Wheatley 

ABC Support Group 
Gouvernneur Diagnostic or Treatment Center 
227 Madison Street, Room 329, New York, NY 10002 
Attn: Griselda Kelin, 

General Grandparent Support Group 
Harlem Interfaith Counseling Service 
247-249 West 135th Street, New York, NY 10030
Attn: Gwendolyn Florant, 

Grandparent Empowerment Movement (GEM) 
Little Sisters Family Health Service
426 East 119th Street, New York, NY 10035
Attn: Sr. Charlotte Raftery, 

Grandparent Caregiver Group 
Mahalia Jackson School (PS123M)
301 West 140th Street, New York, NY 10030
Attn: Ethnie Braithwaite, 

Grandparents Group
New Alternative For Children 
37 West 26th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10010 
Attn: Eileen Doyle, 

Adoptive & Kinship parent group 
New York City Board of Education (P.S. 146) 
421 East 106th Street, New York, NY 10029
Attn: Helaine Eisenberg, PS 146 

Grandparents Support Group
Presbyterian Senior Services
2095 Broadway 4th Floor, New York, NY 10023
Attn: Angela Archer/David Taylor

Parenting Grandparent Group 
212-874-6633 
The Educational Alliance 
197 East Broadway, New York, NY 10002, 

East Broadway Grandparent Support Group 
The Jewish Guild for the Blind 
15 West 65th Street, New York, NY 10023
Attn: Dr. Goldie Dersh, 

Caregivers for Visually Impaired Child 
The Family Center 
66 Reade Street, New York, NY 10007
Attn: Jerome Brown, 

Caregivers Educational Semina
The Children's Aid Society/ P.S. 5 WHS
3703 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10034, 

Brookdale Kinship Program
United Cerebal Palsy of New York City, Inc. 
Office of Consumer & Family Advocacy, 

Grandparent Support Group
Queens ABD Home Health Care
Early Intervention Support Group 
24506 Jericho Turnpike, Floral Park, NY 11001-3923 
Attn: Audrey Dorsey (516) 352-7138 

Grandparent Who are Raising their Grandchildren 
Family Consultation Services
216-10 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11428-2121
Attn: Frank Kehoe, 

Grandparents as Parents 
Grandparent Extended
199-05 112th Avenue, Hollis, NY 11412
Attn: Harold Dunkerson 

Grandparents United For Children's Rights, Inc
36-19 167th Street, Apt. 1D, Flushing, NY 11358
Attn: Mary Hantman 

Hour Children 
94-24 118th Street, Richmond Hills, NY 11419
Attn: Sr. Teresa Fitzgerald,

Support Groups for Grandparents 
Jamaica Service Program For Older Adults 
92-47 165th Street, Jamaica, NY 11432
Attn: Lucille De Marinin 

Kinship Foster Parents Program
Attn: Nora Scharr 
Steinway Child & Family, Inc. 
41-36 27th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
Attn: Betty Turner Ross, 

Family Caregivers Support Group 
Woodside Senior Assistance Program 
61-20 Woodside Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377
Attn: Val Caridi, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 

Grandparent Support Group 
Community Agency for Senior Citizens
56 Bay Street, Staten Island, NY 10301
Attn: Michelle Bogue, 

Caregivers Program of Catholic Charities
100 Slingerlands Street, Albany, NY 12202
Attn: Judy Gallagher (518) 449-2001 

A Child's Voice, Inc. 
NYS Grandparents Rights Organization
P.O. Box 121, Kinderhook, NY 12106
Attn: Sally Degnan (518) 758-1229 

Grandparents Support Group of Albany
Neighborhood Community Center, 340 First Avenue, Albany, NY
(518) 449-2001 

RAPP  - Town of Colonie 
Senior Resources Department
91 Fiddlers Lane, Latham, NY 12110
4th Tuesday - 7-8:30 pm
Attn: Lois Siegel (518) 783-2824 

Grandparent Support Group
7 Livingston Street, Binghamton, NY 13903 
Attn: Sister Kathleen Joy Steck or Mrs. Maria White
(607) 722-9075 or (607)724-8694 

Grandparents as Parents
Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Broome County
840 Upper Front Street, Binghamton, NY 13905
Attn: Jan Cohen (607) 772-8953 x122 

Grandparent Support
Amherst Center for Senior Services
370 John James Audubon Pkwy, Amherst, NY 14228
Attn: Barb Johnson & Ann Marie Howard (716) 636-3050

Kinship Respite Program
Child & Family Services, Family Support Program 
344 Perry St., Buffalo, NY 14204
Attn: Barbara Ridgeway (716) 852-7396 

Relatives As Caregivers Coffee and Chat Hour
Mid-Erie Counseling and Treatment Services & Generations United
608 William St., Buffalo, NY 14206
Attn: Cherry Hewlett & Jean Bishop (716) 855-1384 

Relatives as Parents/Providers, 
Grandparents Support Group 
Mental Health Association 
36 Pine St., Lockport, NY 14094
Attn: Cheryl Licata (716) 433-3780 

Support Group for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Attn: Alice Hutchins (716) 695-8433, Box 1262 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Mental Health Association
151 East Avenue, Lockport, NY 14094
Attn: Mary Jane Emborsky (716) 43-3780 

Grandparents Advocates Supporting Autistic Kids
6 North Ravine Road, Great Neck, NY 11023
Attn: Robert Krinsky (516) 466-0675 

Schnieder Children's Hospital
Grandparent's Connections
269-01 76th Avenue, Room 235, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Attn: Roz Rosenthal, Grandparent's Connections 

Grandparents As Parents
6773 Rapids Road, #157, Lockport, NY 14094
Attn: Paula Smith 

Second Time Around Parents
480 N Main Street, Canadaigua, NY 14424
Attn: Isabelle Doran Jensen (716) 394-3977 

Apostolado Hispano, Ministerio del South Fork
Diocese of Rockville Centre 
168 Hill Street, Southampton, NY 11968
(516) 283-4379 

RAPP Program
268 Mountainview Avenue, Wallkill, New York 12589 
Attn: Ann Beardinelli (914) 566-0810 



Grandparent Support Group 
 St. Johns 
 9 Livingston Street,  
 Binghamton, NY13903 
 Sister Kathleen Joy Steck 
 (607) 722-9075 
 Meet on Monday evenings twice a month.
 



Grandparents Reaching Out
Edith S. Eugel 
10 Gerlach Place 
Larchmont, NY 10538 
(419)698-8270


Grandparents Reaching Out
Lucy Cuneio 
180 Bell Road 
Scarsdale, NY 10583 
(914)723-5073


Grandparents Reaching Out
Mildred Horn 
141 Glen Summer Rd. 
Holbrook, NY 11741 
(516) 472-9728


Grandparents Reaching Out 
 Marge Anduze  
 24 Lenox Rd  
 Brooklyn, NY 11226 

Grparents In Divorce 
Ruth Ann Lutz 
RR #2 Randall Rd 
Wading River, NY 11792 
929-6235



Skip Generations 
Shirley Wilmoth 
196 Kenwood Ave. 
Rochester, NY 14611 
(716) 464-9466


NYS Citizens' Coalition for Children 
Judith Ashton, Executive Director 
614 W. State St. 
Ithaca, NY 14850 
(607)272-0034 
e-mail: nyscc@aol.com


Grandparent Support Group
PAL Center
Lackawanna Train Station
Lewis Street, Binghamton, NY 
(607)772-0517
Meet 2nd Thursday of each month
6pm until 7:30pm

Relatives As Parents Program

 MIDDLETOWN: meets the second Tuesday of each month 7:00pm-8:30pm at Cornell
 Cooperative Extension, Middletown, NY 914-344-1234



 NEWBURGH: meets the second Wednesday of each month 10:00am-11:30am at
Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, Newburgh, NY 914-344-1234
 RAPP in Orange County is sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension - Orange County, 1 Ashley Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940 914-344-1234 FAX: 914-343-7471

 Funding for this program is provided by the Brookdale Foundation, the Orange
 County Youth Bureau, and the Orange County United Way, with support from the Dependent Care Alliance, Inc. and Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties.



The Co-Op City Grandparent Connection
Bronx New York
Jean Springer, (718) 671-2090 
Sponsored by,
Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club, and 
Co-op City Senior Programs

Relatives As Parents; Support group Meetings
on the second Thursday of each month.at 9;00 am. till 10;30 am.
at the Oneida Public Library
           220 Broad Street, Oneida
           Madison County New York

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL
MADISON COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING.   315-684-7870



Relatives As Parents Program, offers mutual support groups for grandparents and relatives raising children.
MIDDLETOWN: meets the second Tuesday of each month 7:00pm-8:30pm at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Middletown, NY 914-344-1234

Relatives As Parents Program, offers mutual support groups for grandparents and relatives raising children.
NEWBURGH: meets the second Wednesday of each month 10:00am-11:30am at Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, Newburgh, NY 914-344-1234


National Organization of Grandparens for Children's Rights
PO Box 6625, Albany NY 12206
PHONE/FAX: 866-624-9900

MEETINGS:  Twice a month in Manhattan at the Brookdale Center on Aging: 1114 Avenue of the Americas
 Brigitte Castellano, Executive Director


Grandparent Support Group

Cornell Co-operative Extension
Upper Front Street, Binghamton,NY
Jan Cohen  (607)772-8953 ext.122
Meet 2nd Wednesday of each month
7pm until 8:30pm



 

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Did You Know
Grandparents that lack a good support network are at a high risk for depression and other stress related illness. 

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