Transportation is provided to meetings and childcare is also available. After completing the full one-year program, grandparents are encouraged to continue the group activities and social events. Senior Help Line Illinois Illinois grandparents raising grandchildren can find out about all state services and support groups available to them with one phone call to the state's Senior Help Line. GrandFamilies House is user-friendly to all age groups. The building includes universal design features, like grab bars and child-safe electrical outlets.
Grandparents can even keep an eye on the playground from inside the apartments.
The support systems that help grandparents to parent their grandchildren are just as important as the building itself. Grandfamilies House also has on-site preschool and after school programs for kids, as well as exercise programs for older people. They report that the program has helped them feel refreshed enough to keep on with their caregiving responsibilities. Grandma's Kids Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Grandma's Kids is the name of a school-based project coordinated by Temple University's Center for Intergenerational Learning in Philadelphia and funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. Services address the needs of both the children and their older caregivers.