Grandparents raising grandchildren, do you need some help saving time and money? Now you have others to get up and out in the morning on time besides just you. Nana found a website that will help you save time and money. I also have tips to help save you time and lower your stress level.

Remember the days when your children were going to daycare or school and you out to work? Now as grandparents raising your grandchildren, it’s your grandchildren going to daycare or school and you still out to work! I …

AARP.org provides the most comprehensive, supportive website for grandparents raising grandchildren.

By visiting the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) website, grandparents raising grandchildren and their grandchildren will find a comprehensive resource providing access to other grandparents facing similar issues and supportive organizations.
AARP’s National Grandparent Information Center posts and maintains a database of over 800 support groups for kinship care. Just enter your zip code in the online search form and you will receive a list of groups in your area. These groups provide tips, ideas, and support and include the following types of programs:

Support groups …

To help support grandparents raising grandchildren, we will be introducing you to online support groups. Online support groups are communities where you can connect with other grandparents who understand what you are experiencing. You may be able to help each other with household management and suggestions on how to cope, find services, gain new friends, and more…

Our first online support group for grandparents raising grandchildren is:  DailyStrength.org
On this site, you will find a community dedicated to grandparents raising grandchildren among other groups.  Your grandchildren can even create their own support groups, …

Nana found Freecycle Network, a free recycling network. This can be of great assistance for grandparents raising grandchildren. Grandparents may be in need of bedroom furniture, tables, chairs, lamps, toys, and other items for your grandchildren now living with you.
Not realizing that there are grandparents raising grandchildren who are in need of household and children’s items, some people would put their unwanted items out to the curb.
So now, instead of putting them to the curb where most likely they’ll end up in a landfill, there is an option to post them for free on Freecycle.org where grandparents raising …

A grandmother raising her three grandchildren finds it difficult to meet expenses. With her pay check used up, the grandmother didn’t know how she could buy food for her grandchildren for the coming week or how to avoid losing her electricity service. To find where she found assistance, read this article…