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Helping Grandparents to Raise Healthy, Hopeful Grandchildren
Information and photos from a forum held on November 28, 2006, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford for grandparents seeking help in raising their grandchildren. Sponsored by the Commission, AARP Connecticut, and Generations United. Visit this page
 
Grandparents' Rights
An analysis of grandparents' rights under Connecticut law, issued in September 2006 by the Office of Legislative Research (OLR), the research office of the state legislature.
Download the PDF  Visit the OLR site
 
Public Benefits Programs Can Help Grandparents
Guidance from AARP on how to deal with the financial strains of raising grandchildren.
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Facts about CT Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children
Data compiled by AARP and its partners, including information about state policies, public benefit programs, and state kinship care. Published in July 2006.
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2-1-1
A free service administered by the United Way of Connecticut and funded by the Connecticut Department of Social Services and local United Ways. Just dial 2-1-1 to get information or to seek help in a crisis. It's available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It also features a Kinship Navigator for grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, or other adults who care full-time for a relative's child. Visit the 2-1-1 site | Visit the Kinship Navigator
 
Grandparents as Parents Support Network (GAPS)
A network of support groups for grandparents and others raising child relatives, created by Aging Services Division of the state Department of Social Services (DSS). Visit the DSS site
 
Subsidized Guardianship
Information from the state Department of Children and Families (DCF) on subsidized guardianship, which allows foster children to live permanently with guardians -- often grandparents or other relatives -- when they cannot live with their own parents or be placed with adoptive families.
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The HUSKY Plan
The state h
ealthcare plan for uninsured children and youth. Visit the HUSKY site
 
Connecticut WIC Program
A nutrition program, run by the state Department of Public Health (DPH), that helps young children eat well and stay healthy, at no cost if they qualify. Visit the DPH site
 
CT-PEN
If you're a professional who works with parents, grandparents, or anyone else raising children, the Connecticut Parenting Education Network (CT-PEN) has a website for you. It offers information on parent education services, regional groups throughout the state, and quarterly statewide meetings. Visit the CT-PEN website.
 

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