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Wyoming
Support Groups
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..
Support
Group Network for Kinship Care Families:
The
Wyoming Department of Family Services is in the process
of establishing a statewide Relatives as Parents Program
(RAPP) under a grant from The Brookdale Foundation.
The program will create five new support groups for
kinship care families raising children outside of the
child welfare system across the state. The groups
will be run in partnership with social service agencies
in local communities. In addition to support groups,
the Department also plans to develop a service network
of local organizations serving kinship care families
as well as to offer kinship care trainings for members
of the professional community and other interested individuals.
Contact: Jim Palmer, Social Services Consultant, Wyoming
Department of Family Services, at (307) 777-6203 or
jpalme2@state.wy.us or Maureen Clifton at (307)
777-3570 or mclift@state.wy.us.
Grandparents
Support Group
Meetings
2nd and 4th WED of the month 7-8pm
1st
Christian Church
219
W 27th St.
Cheyenne,
WY
Childcare
provided
Nita
Stephenson - 634-1010
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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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