RAPP Kidz Club has a New Home!

The Relatives as Parents Kidz Club will now meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month from 6-8pm at Ulster County Community Action (175 Colonial Drive, Kingston, NY). It is open to any child who is being raised by a relative in Ulster County.

Preregistration for each session is required so that we can have a sufficient number of staff, and spaces are on a first come-first served basis.

Caregivers do not need to stay during the program, but are invited to join us for the Adult Caregiver Coffee and Conversation Group that meets at the same time.

For more information, call Erica Smith 340-3990.

Kingston Coffee and Conversation Group for Relative Caregivers has a New Home

The Coffee and Conversation group for relative caregivers (grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings) will now meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month from 6-8pm at Ulster Community Action/Head Start in Kingston (175 Colonial Drive, Kingston, NY). This is a beautiful facility, fully handicapped accessible, with an outdoor play area for the children. We appreciate Ulster County Community Action for allowing us to meet here.

The Coffee and Conversation group provides an opportunity for anyone who is raising the child of a relative to meet with other people in the same situation. There is a program for children held at the same time at the site - preregistration is required for the children's program so that we have enough staff and activities for the children.

For information, please call Erica Smith at 340-3990.

Coffee and Conversation Support Groups in Dutchess County

Dutchess County RAPP has two active Coffee and Conversation Support groups.

• Poughkeepsie meets the fourth Wednesday of every month from 10:30 am-12:00 pm at the Hyde Park Free Library, 2 Main Street, Hyde Park, in the Library Annex.
• Southern Dutchess County meets the third Thursday of every month from 11:00 am-1:00 pm at St. Mary’s Chapel, Bedford Street, Fishkill.
  

For more information about Dutchess County’s RAPP program, call Patricia at (845) 677-8223 x137.

Counseling Available for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Jewish Family Services of Ulster County has received a grant from the Ulster County Office of the Aging to provide problem solving short term psychotherapy: In 6 one-hour sessions you can discover new ways to cope, develop stronger problem solving skills, and deal with painful feelings about your role as a grandparent caregiver within the safety and confidentiality of working with a trained and concerned professional. Spaces are limited.

For more information, contact Leslie Malin Jewish Family Services 338-2980 or Erica Smith, Ulster County Relatives as Parents Program 340-3990.