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UMKC ★  Belonging, Community & Economic Development, Health, Youth

Grandparents Support Network KC

The Grandparents Support Network KC (GPS) is designed to empower underserved grandparents raising grandchildren so that they may access the support and resources they need to be successful caregivers of their grandchildren.

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Grandparents Support Network KC

The overarching goal of the GrandParents Support Network project is to build capacity and promote health and wellness among grandparents raising grandchildren. We accomplish this by offering a monthly “Grandparents Day”. Most months of the year, the day will start with a trauma healing workshop tailored for grandparents, followed by lunch and then an afternoon community-building session involving resource information on a specific topic, and small group discussions. Grandparents can participate in morning, afternoon, or both sessions, at their discretion.

Impact

The outcome of the empowerment process is a reduction in psychological distress and its associated physical health effects on vulnerable grandparents, and increased feeling of competence in addressing the needs of themselves and their grandchild/ren.
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Contact

Joan McDowd
  mcdowdj@umkc.edu
  816-235-2490

Partner

University of Missouri Extension
  JacksonKC@missouri.edu
  816-482-5850
  http://extension.missouri.edu/jackson

Location

  Jackson County, MO, USA

More Information

https://www.facebook.com/GrandParentsSupportNetworkKC/

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