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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..


 
 
The Family Place Kinship 
Summit County 
1361 W. Market St. 
Akron, OH 44313 
(330) 996-1798 

The Grandparenting Support Group 
Joanne Hannah 
Perkins Square 
Akron, Ohio 44308 
(330) 543-3036

Second Time Around 
Peggy  Foster 
Mercy Connections 
2540 Woodburn Avenue 
Cincinnati, OH  45206 
(513) 221-7331 

Grandparent Support Group 
Vandelia Todd 
Ohio Parent Information & Resource Center 
5812 Madison Road, Suite 3 
Cincinnati, OH  45206 
(513) 272-0273

Alliance for Grandparents 
Mattie Wilson 
Council for Economic Opportunities of Greater Cleveland 
1228 Euclid Avenue 
Suite 700 
Cleveland, OH  44115 
(216) 696-9077 

Captain Arthur Roth Elementary School 
Grandparent Support Group 
Joyce Golden 
12523 Woodside Avenue 
Cleveland , Ohio  44108 
(216) 761-6528 

Chambers Elementary School Grandparent Group 
Karine Mercedes 
15700 Shaw Avenue 
Cleveland , Ohio  44112 
(216) 268-6640 

Heart to Heart Grandparents Support Group
Charles W. Eliot Middle School 
Delores Edgerson 
15700 Lotus Dr. 
Cleveland, Ohio  44128 
(216) 921-7090 

GAP/MDC Life Line 
Phyllis Dukes 
13422 Kinsman Rd. 
Cleveland, Ohio  44120 
(216) 283-4400 

Fairhill Grandparent Support Group 
Bernice Harris 
12200 Fairhill Rd. 
Cleveland, Ohio  44120 
(216) 421-1350 

Grandparent Support Group
Garden Valley Neighborhood House 
Elizabeth  Peterson 
7100 Kinsman Ave. 
Cleveland, Ohio  44104 
(216) 271-5480 

Grandparent Support Group 
Hough Neighborhood Center 
Abdul  Shahid 
8555 Hough Ave. 
Cleveland, Ohio  44106
(216) 421-5400 

Ministerial Headstart Grandparents Program 
Myrtle Mitchell 
11955 Shaker Rd. 
Cleveland, Ohio  44107 
(216) 721-9090 

Minnie's House Grandparent Support Group 
Marselle  Kidd 
2800 Euclid Ave. Suite 515 
Cleveland, Ohio  44115 
(216) 241-5926

Art of Living 
Ethel Ball Green 
8300 Hough Ave. 
Cleveland, OH  44103 
(216) 231-7700 

Office of Catholic Ed. Headstart Grandparent Support Group 
Carmen Spicer 
1031 Superior Ave. 
Cleveland, Ohio  44108 
(216) 696-6526 ext. 801

Second Time Around Grandparent Support Group
St. Martin DePorres Center/
Teona Graves 
1264 E. 123rd ST. 
Cleveland, Ohio  44112 
(216) 268-3903 ext.248 

Shaw High School Grandparents Support Group 
Mildred Williams 
15320 Euclid Ave. 
Cleveland, Ohio  4112 
(216) 268-6506 

Grandparent Support Group 
William Patrick Day Early Childhood Center 
Connie Hoban 
2421 Community College Ave. 
Cleveland, Ohio  44115 
(216) 736-8377 

YES/RSVP/Beechbrook Grandparent Support Group 
Stephana Caviness 
Carl B. Stokes Social Service Mall 
6001 Woodland Avenue 
Cleveland, Ohio  44104 
(216) 391-4069 

Grandparents for Grandparents 
Elsie Williams-Wilson 
Grant/Riverside Methodist HospitalsLiden Opportunities Center 
1260 E. Broad St. 
Columbus, Ohio  43205-1430 
(614) 298-6155 

Our Changing Garden 
Jacqueline Gibson-Navin 
1925 E. Dublin Granville Rd. 
Ste. 200 
Columbus , Ohio  43229 
(614) 885-2113 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 
Sandy and Don Powers 
Overbrook Presbyterian Church 
725 Bevis Road 
Columbus, Ohio  43202 
(614) 268-3484 

Grandparent Support Group 
Kris Haren 
Womanline of Dayton 
301 E. Sixth Street 
Dayton, OH  45402-2838 
(937) 223-3446 

Grandparent Support Group 
La Francine Lewis 
677 Whitmore Ave. 
Dayton, OH  45417 
(937) 222-3965 or (937) 263-6348 

Grandparent to Grandparent 
Montgomery County 
Mary Jane Nielson 
2745 S. Smithville Rd. 
Dayton, OH 45420 

STARS Program 
Yvonne Plump 
Dayton Public Schools 
2013 W. Third St. Roosevelt Ctr. Rm. 320 
Dayton, OH  45417 
(937) 542-3443 

Grandparent Support Group 
James Stultz 
Preble County Council on Aging 
215 S. Franklin St. 
Eaton, OH 
(937) 456-4947

The Grand Aides 
Ashtabula County 
Darlene Knightlinger 
Ohio State University Extension 
39 Wall Street 
Jefferson, OH 44047 
(440) 576-9008 
 

Lakewood Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group. 
Deanna M. Rose 
Lakewood Division of Youth
13616 Madison Ave. 
Lakewood, Ohio  44107 
(216) 529-6870

Grandparents Support Group 
Marilyn Taylor 
The Community Church of God 
560 Holmes Avenue 
PO Box 181 
Lima, OH  45802 
(419) 227-6695 

GAP – Grandparents as Parents 
Marcia Myer 
Senic Hills Senior Center 
187 Spring Street 
Logan, OH  43138 
(740) 385-6581 

Kinship Care Program 
Tuscarawas County 
Kerri VanMeter 
Personal & Family Counseling Services 
1433 Fifth Street 
New Philadelphia, OH 44663 
(330) 343-8439 

Grandparents as Parents Again 
John Misko 
6100 Melody Lane NE 
North Canton, OH  44721 
(330) 499-1783 Family Connected of Clermont County Clermont County 
Brenda Cox 

Families Connected 
2040 State Rt. 50 
P.O. Box 8 
Owensville, OH 45160 
(513) 876-3296 

Grandparent Support Group 
Kelli Ragland 
Springfield Urban League 
521 S. Center Street 
Springfield, OH  45506 
(937) 323-4603 

Grandparents Support Group 
Delphine Fuller 
3301 N. Erie St. 
Toledo, OH  43611 
(419) 727-8266 
Grandparent Support 
Carolyn Workman 
Children’s Network 
510 W. Water Street 
Troy, OH  45373 
(937) 332-7039 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 
Wyandot County 
Liz Smith 
OSU Extension, Wyandot Co. 
109 S. Sandusky Avenue, Rm. 16 
Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 
800/292-4931 
Clinton County 
Kris Scherer 
32 East Sugartree 
Wilmington, OH 45177 
(937) 382-2449 

"Parenting" Second Time Around 
Ann Misel 
SCOPE Senior Center 
220 West Market Street 
Warren, OH 44481 
(330) 399-8846 

Kinship Association of Trumbull Co. 
Sharon Kilpatrick 
280 North Park, Inc. 
Warren, OH  44481 
(330) 675-2485 

Grandparent Support Group 
Bambi Baughn 
Fayette County 
324 E. Court Street 
Washington Ct. House, OH  43160 
(740) 335-7282 

Grandparents Support Group 
Barbara Laraway 
Parents Helping Partners 
1 S. River Road 
Waterville, OH  43566 
(419) 878-7802 

Grandparent Support Group 
Ruth Hill 
Greene Co. Combined Health Dist. 
360 Wilson Drive 
Xenia, OH  45385 
(937) 374-5600/426-6351 ext. 5619 or Julie Worley 
(937) 376-5600 T.R.A.I.N.S. 

Grandparent Program 
Laverne Brown 
25 Indiana Ave. 
Youngstown , Ohio  44505 
(330) 746-3069 

Grandparent Relief 
Gloria Kelly 
Youngstown Area Community Action Council 
101 Federal Plaza E.Suite 200 
Youngstown, OH  44507 
(330) 747-7921 ext 161 or 171 

Grandparent Support Group 
Mahoning County 
Judy Sieber 
Park Vista Community Services 
1110 Fifth Avenue 
Youngstown, OH 44504 
330/744-5071 

Grandparent on the Rise 
Glorya Porter 
1000 Diagonal Road Annex 
P.O. Box 8157 
Akron, OH 44320-0159 
(330) 761-1621 Connie Letta 
212 E. Exchange 
Akron, OH 44304 
(330) 376-9494 

AGAPA Action for Grandparents as Parents Again 
Betty Smith or Barbara Harvey 
618 Fulton Rd. NW 
Canton, OH 44703 
(330) 454-8401 Linda Wallace 
4721 Reading Rd. 
Cincinnati, OH 45237 
(513) 242-7613 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren 
Vanessa Ballentine or Evelyn Buckwald 
The East Rec Center 
1101 Prospect St. 
Elyria, OH 44035 
(440) 322-3028 Little Lighthouse Leaning Center 

Grandparenting/Kinship Support Group 
Lynne West 
658 E. Erie Ave. 
Lorain, OH 44052 
(440) 288-3400

Washington/Morgan Community Activism 
Jo Seyler 
P.O. Box 144 
218 Putman St. 
Marietta, OH 45750 

(740) 373-3745 

Medina County Grandparents Support Group. 

Medina County Senior Center. 246 Northland Dr. 
Medina, Oh. 
Call Dottie or Jim Mayard. 
1-723-9514, 1-336-6657 or 225-7100



The Springfield Urban League & Community Center Inc. 
The Kinship Caregivers Network 
521 S. Center Street 
 Springfield, OH 45506 
(937) 323-4603 
Time: 2nd Tuesday of the month 
1 P.M. - 2 P.M. 
Contact: Keli Ragland 


Shaker Heights Youth Center
Grandparent Support Group 
Contact Fran Zamore 752-9292


Ministerial Headstart Grandparents Program
12025 Shaker Blvd. Suite 300. 44120. 
Contact Barbara Bernard at. 721-9090 
For grandparents who are participating in the Ministerial Headstart program


Grandparent Support Group
Westwood Elementary School 
Warrensville Heights, Ohio. 
Call Willa Roberts..752-1232


Grandparents as Parents 
(GAP). 
Stone Hall / CWRU, 11130 Bellflower Rd. 44106. 
 Dr. Phyllis Dukes.368-3540

Minnie's House Grandparent Support Group.
2800 Euclid Ave. Suite 515. 441115. 
 Marselle Kidd.241-5926



Grandparents as Parents Again 
(GAPA) 
111 S. Main Street. North Canton, Ohio. 
Call John Misko 499-1783


Grandparent Support Group
. 400 W. Glendale St. Bedford, Ohio. 
Contact
Elizabeth Jackson 439-4227


Garden Valley Neighborhood House Grandparent Support Group.
7100 Kinsman Ave. 44104. 
Contact Elizabeth Peterson. 271-5480

Fairhill Grandparent Support Group. 
12200 Fairhill Rd. 44120 
Call Jane Outcalt or Erlynne Davis Durant at..421-1350



CSU/CMHA Mentoring Program. 

2504-A. E 43rd. St. 44104. 
Contact Jacqueline Bey 361-2367



William Patrick Day Early Childhood Center Grandparent Support Group

2421 Community College Ave. 44115 
Contact Connie Hoban 736-2920



Lakewood Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group. 
17400 Northwood Ave. Lakewood, Ohio 44107. 
Contact Moira Dugan 226-9339


Kinship Caregiver Connections 
320 Executive Drive, 
Marion, Ohio 43302
Phone: 740 384-5210 
Email :wolfwoman2001@hotmail.com

We offer information and referral to community resources, a newsletter and a support group We also have a group that goes on outings together.
 If a caregiver is experiencing a barrier to a service I try to help them get around it



Trumbull County Kinship Navigator
support group is for all kinship givers.
YWCA, 375 N. Park, 
Warren, Ohio  44481
meets once per month in the evening (6pm-8pm) 
call 330-675-2617
email Wwalk9459@aol.com


Kinship Care Support Group 
Kinship Navigator Program

  519 Sycamore St.
  Greenville Ohio 45331
  Meeting are the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 P.M.
  Childcare provided



GRANPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN. 

 date/time:   during summer : every-other wednesday.  9:30am - 11:00am. 
 location:  Seaman Rd, Oregon OH - near Oak Shade Grove
please contact:  Millie Jacobs @ 666-3723   or Joy Mariea @ 855-4205 for details.

We provide information, give support, vent frustrations, share laughter and even a few tears with those in the same situation



Summit County Children Services
1361 West Market Street, Akron, OH, 44313.
information and support groups every other Thursday. 
(330) 835-4083

focused on providing support groups, education, social services, and information and
referral services for grandparents and other relatives raising children.  We also feature a toy, book and video library for kinship caregivers.  Our  agency,  feels a deep commitment to these relative care givers. 



William Patrick Day Early Childhood Center Grandparent Support Group
2421 Community College Ave. 44115 
Contact Connie Hoban 736-2920


GRANPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN
 date/time:   during summer : every-other wednesday.  9:30am - 11:00am. 
 location:  Seaman Rd, Oregon OH - near Oak Shade Grove
please contact:  Millie Jacobs @ 666-3723   or Joy Mariea @ 855-4205 for details.
We provide information, give support, vent frustrations, share laughter and even a few tears with those in the same situation


The Springfield Urban League & Community Center Inc.
The Kinship Caregivers Network
521 S. Center Street
Springfield, OH 45506
(937) 323-4603
Time: 2nd Tuesday of the month
1 P.M. - 2 P.M.
Contact: Keli Ragland Medina County Grandparents Support Group
Medina County Senior Center. 246 Northland Dr.
Medina, Oh.
Call Dottie or Jim Mayard. 1-723-9514, 1-336-6657 or 225-7100


Ministerial Headstart Grandparents Program.
12025 Shaker Blvd. Suite 300. 44120.
Contact Barbara Bernard at. 721-9090
For grandparents who are participating in the Ministerial Headstart program.


Grandparents as Parents (GAP)
Stone Hall / CWRU, 11130 Bellflower Rd. 44106
Dr. Phyllis Dukes.368-3540


Grandparent Support Group
Westwood Elementary School
Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Call Willa Roberts..752-1232


Grandparents as Parents Again (GAPA)
111 S. Main Street. North Canton, Ohio
Call John Misko 499-1783 Fairhill Grandparent Support Group
12200 Fairhill Rd. 44120
Call Jane Outcalt or Erlynne Davis Durant at..421-1350


Grandparent Support Group
Janet Anderson
Full Circle
57 Tabaleen Cv
Milford, OH 45150-1690
The Boys& Girls Club
3010Vine Avenue
Lorain,Ohio 44055
meeting is the 2nd Wed. of the month.11p-12:30p
Coffee,pastries,and heartfelt advice provided.
Please contact:Mary A.Durrah-Windham (440-277-0094)


FIRSTLINK
Kinship Navigator Program
Roderick Aldridge
195 North Grant Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 221-6766


 
 

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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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