OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST

www.aarp.org/life/grandparents/grandchild
--AARP's Grandparent Information Center has fact sheets, information on local support groups, and a newsletter for grandparent caregivers.

www.affm.net
-Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine offers a variety of support services to adoptive, foster, and kinship families.

www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
--Basic information from the Administration on Aging

www.caregiving.org
--National Alliance for Caregiving connects families with information on caregiver resources and local services.

www.childrensdefense.org
--Children's Defense Fund provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves.

www.coaf.org/family/caregivers/kinmain.htm
--Has info on talking to kids about drugs and alcohol
--Info on coping with kids behavior problems
--Other helpful info

www.cwla.org/programs/kinship/faq.htm
--Has general information on kinship care from the Child Welfare League of America

www.Grandparentagain.com
--Tips and information nationwide

www.grandparenting.org
--The Foundation for Grandparenting is dedicated to raising grandparent consciousnes and grandparent identity.

www.grandsplace.com
--Grandsplace is a web site offering grandparents information on local resources and online discussion of issues relating to raising their grandchildren.

www.gu.org
--Generations United is a national organization that provides information and resources to grandparents and service programs.

www.ptla.org
--Pine Tree Legal Assistance provides access to Maine law and self-help information.

www.seniorliving.about.com
--In the search blank, type "grandparenting"-this will give you many links.

www.thirdage.com/features/family/grandparent/index.html
--Great articles including real family stories.
--The following are information sites from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service.

www.uwex.edu/ces/gprg/gprg.html
--This is the site of a 1999 conference for agencies and professionals working the kinship families

www.uwex.edu.grg
--This is the site of a 2001 conference on legal and policy issues related to kinship care.

www.umaine.edu/mainecenteronaging/mhrapp.htm
--This site describes a Maine collaborative project to network service providers, develop a task force, and create new groups for grandparents raising grandchildren. The focus is on mental health issues.

www.family.samhsa.gov
--A family guide to keeping youth mentally healthy and drug free.