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Fall 2017 Regional Workshops
For Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
The Commission on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren invites grandparents and kinship caregivers to attend any of the following regional workshops throughout Massachusetts. The workshops are three hours long and will include a guest speaker at each workshop who will cover topics important to relative caregivers. Presentation will be followed by an information panel which includes representatives from agencies who work with grandparents raising grandchildren such as DTA, DCF, Masshealth, WIC, Elder Services, and more.
Registration is required!
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North Adams 9/19/17 5:00-7:30 p.m.
Location: The Family Place
61 Main Street North Adams, Ma.
Guest Speaker: Julie Couture, Hospice Care of the Berkshires
Topic: Grief and Loss for Kinship Families
Join the Commission, grandparents raising grandchildren, kinship caregivers, and service providers for a workshop and information panel in North Adams. The guest speaker will discuss grief and loss for kinship families and how to talk to children and loss. An information panel will follow with representatives from agencies that work with grandparents raising grandchildren such as DTA, DCF, WIC, Masshealth, Elder Services, and more.
**Child care available for this workshop. Please register with Colleen Pritoni at colleen.pritoni@state.ma.us and indicate if utilizing child care.
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Springfield 9/26/17 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: The Springfield Family Resource Center
18 Gaucher Street Springfield, Ma.
Guest Speaker: The Federation for Children with Special Needs
Topic: How to Access Special Education Services
Join the Commission, grandparents raising grandchildren, kinship caregivers, and service providers for a workshop and information panel in Springfield.The guest speaker will discuss how grandparents can access special education services for their grandchildren. An information panel will follow with representatives from agencies that work with grandparents raising grandchildren such as DTA, DCF, WIC, Masshealth, Elder Services, and more.
**Child care available for this workshop. Please register with Colleen Pritoni at colleen.pritoni@state.ma.us and indicate if utilizing child care.
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Melrose 10/16/17 9:30 - 12:30
Location: Melrose Wakefield Hospital
585 Lebanon Street Melrose, Ma.
Guest Speaker: District Attorney Marian Ryan
Topic: The Impact of the Opioid Crisis
on Seniors
Join the Commission, grandparents raising grandchildren, kinship caregivers, and service providers for a workshop and information panel in Melrose. The guest speaker will discuss the opioid epidemic's impact on seniors. An information panel will follow with representatives from agencies that work with grandparents raising grandchildren such as DTA, DCF, WIC, Masshealth, Elder Services, and more.
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Fall River 10/24/17 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Location: The Fall River YMCA
199 N Main Street Fall River, Ma.
Guest Speaker: TBD
Topic: The Impact of Trauma on Learning
Join the Commission, grandparents raising grandchildren, kinship caregivers, and service providers for a workshop and information panel in Fall River. The guest speaker will discuss the impact of trauma on learning. An information panel will follow with representatives from agencies that work with grandparents raising grandchildren such as DTA, DCF, WIC, Masshealth, Elder Services, and more.
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Boston 11/2/17 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Location: The Julia Martin House
90 Bickford Street Jamaica Plain, Ma.
**ADDRESS CORRECTION**
Guest Speaker: TBD
Topic: Internet Safety/Cyberbullying
Join the Commission, grandparents raising grandchildren, kinship caregivers, and service providers for a workshop and information panel in Boston at the Julia Martin House in Jamaica Plain. The guest speaker will discuss internet safety, what caregivers need to know. An information panel will follow with representatives from agencies that work with grandparents raising grandchildren such as DTA, DCF, WIC, Masshealth, Elder Services, and more.
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Plymouth 11/14/17 5:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Plymouth Public Library
132 South Street Plymouth, Ma.
Guest Speaker: TBD
Topic: The Disease of Addiction
Join the Commission, grandparents raising grandchildren, kinship caregivers, and service providers for a workshop and information panel in Plymouth. The guest speaker will disease of addiction. An information panel will follow with representatives from agencies that work with grandparents raising grandchildren such as DTA, DCF, WIC, Masshealth, Elder Services, and more.
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Registration is required for workshops
In order to register, please contact
Colleen Pritoni at colleen.pritoni@state.ma.us
*If you are registering for a workshop and are utilizing the child care being offered, please indicate the name and age of the child during registration.
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