From our grand family to your grand family we have much to tell you about the wonderful
work going on around the country by our wonderful board of directors. They continue to work round the clock to keep the obstacles
/ barriers that relative caregivers of children experience as they try to provide safety and permanency for the children in
their care.
GrandFamilies of America has signed an endorsement of
support for the Generations United All Children Deserve A Permanent Family initiative. Please go to www.gu.org and familiarize
yourself with this wonderful project. Our state member Solutions for Children and Caregivers of Maryland is also endorsing this initiative.
GrandFamilies of America
has also signed an endorsement of support for The Children's Defense Fund; Healthy Child Campaign; initiative. Please go to
their web site www.childrensdefense.org Our state member Solutions
for Children and Caregivers of Maryland is also endorsing
this campaign.
Many of you know Mary Bissell, Director of
Child Focus www.childfocus.org , formerly attorney for The Children's Defense Fund. We encourage you to
learn as much as you can about her work, as she is very supportive of our work.
GrandFamiles of America
is very exited to announce many new link currently under construction which will be added and updates montly.
GrandFamiles of America is exited to announce a new link “Speakers Bureau” currently
under construction. This link will feature selected members of GrandFamilies staff who have expertise in the various issues
of those that affect all relative caregivers. Experience in their journeys to provide safety and permanency to the children
in their care. In addition to presentations centered around their own expertise in the relative care field, they will present
on the various educational resource materials developed by our staff. These unique resources, available for sale at those
presentations, have been developed by our caregivers for caregivers. For more information on how to have one of our speakers
present at your next event, please contact the national office.
In addition to presentations centered around their own expertise in the relative care field, they will
present on the various educational resource materials developed by our staff. These unique resources, available for sale at
those presentations, have been developed by our caregivers for caregivers. For more information on how to have one of our
speakers present at your next event, please contact the national office.
We invite you to join our grand family and ride our common sense train to change for relative
caregivers of children.
Sincerely,
Pat Owens
President GrandFamilies of America
**Note, all resource materials
are trademarked and cannot be reproduced or altered.
