Support Groups
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Kinship Support Groups Sorted by Location - Find help near you!
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Central Bucks/Montgomery County
Lenape Valley Presbyterian Church
321 W Butler Ave, New Britain, Pa 18901
https://www.lenapevalleychurch.org
Meetings every other Monday from 6-7:30 PM
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Lower Bucks/Montgomery County
Acts of Grace Church
1609 Woodbourne Rd., suite 403B​
Levittown (back of the complex)
Meetings every other Monday from 6-7:30 PM
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Carbon County
Kinship Group by Behavioral Health Associates
413 Bridge Street, Weissport, PA 18235
Terry Berger: 610-379-9304
Contact Terry to sign up and for current meeting times. This is a closed group which allows new members to begin after each 10 week cycle
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Chester County
Grandfamilies Support Group
Coatesville Center for Community Health
1001 E Lincoln Hwy
Coatesville, PA 19320
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Clearfield County
Rellies
1505 Robinson Ave,
Hyde Pa 16843
Stefanie Shepler: 814-765-3353
Bimonthly Meetings on Thursdays: CALL for schedule of current dates and times
*open house on Nov. 14, 2024 from 3:00-6:00pm​​​​
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RAPP - Children's Aid Society
1008 South Second Street
Clearfield, PA 16830
​Shannon Kelly
814-765-2686
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Crawford County
YWCA Titusville
201 N. Franklin St, Titusville, PA 16354
Meeting 4th Tuesday at 10 A.M. (Free)
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Cumberland County​
Grands Raising Kids
The Bosler Library
158 West High Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Donna Hale: 717-701-0557
https://www.grandsraisingkids.org/what-we-do/
Meetings: First Tuesday of each month 10:30 am-12:30 pm
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YWCA
301 G Street, Carlisle, Pa
Meeting 1st Tuesday
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Dauphin County
G.I.F.T.S.
Dolorez Cobb-Jones
717 686-9237
*Call or email for current meeting times
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Delaware County
​Grands Stepping Up
887 Fairfax Road, Drexel Hill, PA 19026
Karen Barnes: 610-355-6362
hello@grandssteppingupinfo.com
https://grandssteppingupinfo.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/GrandsSteppingUp/about/?ref=page_internal
Lancaster County
Coby's Family Services
444 Murry Hill Circle, Lancaster, PA 17601
Meets every Tuesday from 8:00-9:00 PM
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Lackawanna County
Parents: A Second Time Support Group
Throop Civic Center
500 Sanderson St Throop, PA 18512
570-963-6740
PAST@lackawannacounty.org
Call to register, free child care and dinner
PAST group meets at the civic center the 2nd Monday of each month 5:30-7pm
500 Sanderson Street, Throop PA 18512
Lehigh County
Kinship/Grandparent Support - Bilingual Groups and 12 week classes
Virtual and in-person groups/classes
Pinebrook Family Answers
402 N Fulton St, Allentown, PA 18102
484-232-8551
grandparents@pbfalv.org
https://pbfalv.org/second-time-around-grandparents-raising-grandchildren/
The 12 week Groups/Classes are held on rotating basis, call for next start date. Current group begins September 1, 2022. Meetings held at 1pm
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Luzerne County
New American Heroes
40B W Northampton St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Joan Gower 570-401-9815
Meets the second Monday of each month from 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Pittston Memorial Library Group
​47 Broad St, Pittston, PA 18640
Howard Grossman 570-262-3443
Meets the fourth Monday of each month at 12:00pm (noon)
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LVA Resource Parent Support Group
25 Old River Rd, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Jackie Eckenrode: 570-822-9706
Meets the third Tuesday of the month from 6:30PM-8:00PM
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Philadelphia County
Grand Central
1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, PA 19107
Chartan Nelson 215-557-1554
www.grandcentralinc.org
Grands As Parents
​2234 N Woodstock St, Philadelphia, PA 19132
grandsasparents1@gapsnow.org
215-236-5848
https://www.facebook.com/grandsasparents/
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Tioga County
Grandsavers are Lifesavers
First Baptist Church
7 Sherwood St.
Mansfield, PA 16933
Theresa Swain
grandsavers18@yahoo.com
Meets the 2nd Weds. of the month from Sept. to May from 5:30-7:00 PM, dinner and childcare are provided
*summer meetings are informal, fun events
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Wayne County
Grand Love Way
1445, 601 Park St, Honesdale PA 18431
Allison Pretty-Hopkins: 570-253-5838
kopkinsa@wmh.org
Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month at 6pm at the Wayne Memorial Hospital in the David Katz Conference Room.
*December through March the meetings are once monthly
Westmoreland County
Grandparents raising Grandchildren
Sherri Clay-Higgins: 724-797-3799
Kathy Ferlin: 724-875-8301
grannieskinship@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1041037966463244
Visit their Facebook group for most up to date times and location of meetings
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Wyoming County
Endless Mountains Grandparents and Substitute Caregivers Support Group
Linda Coolbaugh: newswatchers@gmail.com
Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Children's Service Center, 133 West Tioga St, Tunkhannock, PA across from the high school.
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KINdred Spirits Virtual Support Group
Meetings 1st Thursday of each month 6:00 pm.-7:30 pm.
Alex Maasdam: 866-546-2111 ext 2