January 11, 2023
View the accompanying fact sheet on Area Agencies on Aging and Title VI Native American Programs
Over 2.6 million U.S. children are raised by grandparents, other relatives or close family friends. Many Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) and Title VI Native American Aging Programs (Title VI programs) provide a variety of supportive services for kinship/grandfamilies.
The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network hosted a webinar on January 11, 2023, which highlighted new research that documents how AAAs and Title VI programs are helping these families. We heard from Area Agencies on Aging and Title VI programs about their successes in serving kinship/grandfamilies and why it’s important to develop and sustain programs to support these families.
Our Presenters:
Ana Beltran, Director of the Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center
Leland Kiang is a program manager at USAging. He oversees USAging’s role in in the Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network: A National Technical Assistance Center
Arcelia Armstrong, Coordinator, Caregiver Support Program and Kinship Navigator Program, Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio
Theresa Jorgensen, Caregiver Support Services Manager, Southeast Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability
Pam Plimpton, Intergenerational Coordinator, County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency, Aging & Independence Services
Marsha Rose, Kinship Navigator Program Supervisor, Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio
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