Grandparents as Parents program (Kinship Care)

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Program provides support groups, Parenting the Second Time Around workshops, and counseling services for grandparents and other relatives who are raising children due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment, or voluntarily placed by the biological parent in the care of a relative. Speakers are brought in to provide needed information to the caregivers from various agencies. The program uses support groups, parenting workshops, a telephone support line and individual counseling to both the child and the relative caregiver.

Grandparents as Parents program (Kinship Care)

Eligibility   Must be a Manatee County resident, relative caregiver and children ages 0-17 years.
Phone 941-345-1200 ext 109
Provider Manatee Children's Services
Location Office @ 453 Cortez Road West, Bradenton, FL; support groups @ Church of the Cross, 5051 26th Street West, Bradenton
Hours Warmline - 24/7 @ 941-756-8197; Support groups - 3rd Saturday each month w/ free childcare; Workshops - Call for dates and times @ 345-1200; Counseling - Call for appointment @ 345-1200, ext. 109
Website  www.manateechildrensservices.com