Caregiver Resources

Caregivers

Parents and caregivers have a significant influence on their children’s decisions about using alcohol and other drugs. Please use these resources to help you start—and keep up—the conversation about the dangers of drinking alcohol and using other drugs.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

The Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
The purpose of this Commission is to be a resource to the Commonwealth on issues affecting grandparents raising grandchildren, and relatives, other than parents, raising kin.

To learn more about The Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren visit their website here.

Kinship Navigator
Kinship Navigator is a program of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that assists all kinship caregivers (grandparents and other relatives) with accessing services for themselves and the children they are raising.
For more information, please contact kinshipnavigator@massmail.state.ma.us, or 844-924-4546, or visit www.mass.gov/kinship-navigator

United Neighbors of Fall River
United Neighbors of Fall River staff facilities a twice monthly support group at the Family Resource Center. The group aims to create unity among grandparents raising grandchildren, and relatives, other than parents, raising kin, by providing support and information.
To learn more about the resources available for Grandfamilies and Kinship Families from United Neighbors visit their website here.