Karen Best Wright, B.S., M.A., Health Educator / Wellness Coach
www.RaisingYourGrandchildren.com
I continue to get emails from people wanting to know if there is a local support group in their area. I seldom know of local support groups across the country. However, there are several online support groups on facebook for grandparents raising grandchildren.
The group that I admin for grandparents on facebook can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/RRCsupport/
You obviously must have a Facebook account to join. In order to join our group, you must be willing to read and agree to the group rules. This is meant to be a group to inspire and help us in our time of need. It is not meant to be a place to vent anger and tell of all of the faults of the children's parents. We all need inspiration and help with the difficult situations we have found ourselves in. We can help each other but not if we stay angry. If you are interested, please check us out.
Karen Wright
I read some of the comments and I can definitely relate to so many grandparent's experiences. I live in PA and I have found that if I would have allowed my 2 grandchildren (girl - 15, boy - 12) to enter the foster care system, I would have received an abundance of assistance from county and state agencies. Instead, I took them immediately and filed for sole physical custody of them. I was granted full custody because their parent's were incarcerated. I'm happy that PA has grandparent's rights, but as big as the state is, you would think that there would be more government resources.
Posted by: Cynthia Kendall | October 19, 2016 at 06:04 PM