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- 10. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Simulation Workshop
- Arizona is ranked 4th in the nation for homes where grandparents are the sole support of their grandchildren. The 2000 census revealed a 73.8% increase in grandparent-headed households in Arizona with Coconino County numbers at 1,700.
Elders are faced with both a lack of resources and the knowledge necessary to navigate children's social and health services, schools and legal systems. Public service agencies are challenged with how to effectively respond to grandparent needs.
In order to allow personnel at these agencies to experience and see issues through the eyes of grandparent headed households, the Grandparent Raising Grandchildren Simulation Workshop is being organized for December 8, 2004 from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Flagstaff Elks Club.
The workshop is intended for health, legal and social service agencies, as well as kindergarten to college educators, social workers, and policy makers to gain information about area services and how those services are accessed by older citizens suddenly thrust into the role of caring for young children.
This is an interactive workshop. Agency representatives will shed their professional role to join a made-up grandparent family (consisting of 4 family roles) for role playing and problem solving.
It is hoped that this experience will lead agency personnel into another reality that simulates the challenges grandparents-raising-grandchildren face in navigating community resource mazes.
By understanding the assets and struggles and exploring the community action process, a model should become apparent for solving problems and strengthening grandparent households.
Contact: Call (928) 774 1868, Michele Lytle at ext 15 or Beth Tucker at ext 12 for more information.
- Updated: November 19, 2004
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