GrandCare Toolkit
Resources for grandparents raising children
By: AARP Foundation Grandparent Program | Source: AARP.org | Updated June 2008
Health | Home & Safety | Relationships | Caregiving
Where to Find Help
- Finding Help to Raise a Grandchild
- Grandparent Support Locator
- Grand Fact Sheets: State Fact Sheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children
- Benefits QuickLINK for Grandfamilies
- AARP Legal Services Network
- AARP Foundation Grandparenting resource materials
Legal
Finances
- Public Benefits Programs
- Guide to Public Benefits for Grandfamilies
- Benefits QuickLINK
- Health Insurance
- Help for Grandfamilies in Financial Crisis
- Tax Tips
- AARP Financial's "Grandparents' Place": Invest in Your Grandchild’s Future
- Managing Your Money
- Reverse Mortgages
Work
- Ace Your Job Interview
- AARP Foundation WorkSearch
Education/Training
- Finding Help to Raise a Grandchild
- School’s In: Homeschooling Grandchildren
- Women’s Scholarship Program
- Tips on Buying a New Computer
- Computing With Grandchildren: A Beginner’s Guide
Health
- Guide to Public Benefits for Grandfamilies
- Finding Health Insurance
- Public Benefits Programs
- Benefits QuickLINK For Grandfamilies
- Step Up to Better Health
- Pay Attention to Your Mental Health: Get Screened for Depression
- Healthy Snacking
- Steps to Healthy Living for Caring Grandparents
- Finding Help to Raise a Grandchild
Home & Safety
- Housing Issues
- Making Your Home Safe for Grandchildren
- Why Take a Driver-Safety Class?
- Guide to Public Benefits for Grandfamilies
- Benefits QuickLINK For Grandfamilies
- Finding Help to Raise a Grandchild
Family Relationships & Child-Rearing
- When Your Grandchild’s Parent Is in Prison
- Special Needs
- Trauma
- When Your Grandchild’s Parent Is Addicted
- Difficult Behaviors
- Hard Times Drive Adult Kids 'Home'
- Support Groups for Grandparents
- Grandparent-Support Locator
- Steps to Healthy Living for Caring Grandparents
- Support Groups for Grandparents
- Taking Care of Yourself, Too!
- What to Do When There’s Too Much to Do
- Handling Your Stress
- Work Out Your Stress With Physical Activity
- When Stress Gets the Better of You
- Healthy Bodies Fight Stress Better
- Healthy Snacking
- Pay Attention to Your Mental Health: Get Screened for Depression


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