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Kinship Support Groups Sorted by Location - Find help near you!
Bucks/Montgomery County
Lenape Valley Presbyterian Church
321 W Butler Ave, New Britain, Pa 18901
https://www.lenapevalleychurch.org
Meetings 1st & 3rd Friday of each month
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
Chester County
Grandfamilies Support Group
Coatesville Center for Community Health
1001 E Lincoln Hwy
Coatesville, PA 19320
Clearfield County
R.E.S.T. Inc. Support Groups
Hyde Wesleyan Church
1215 Riverview Road
Clearfield, PA 16830 and
(2nd location) Parkside Community Center
120 West Park Avenue
Dubois, Pa 15801
Meetings: First Monday of each month from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
RAPP - Children's Aid Society
1008 South Second Street
Clearfield, PA 16830
Shannon Kelly
814-765-2686
Crawford County
YWCA Titusville
201 N. Franklin St, Titusville, PA 16354
Meeting 4th Tuesday at 10 A.M. (Free)
Cumberland County
YWCA
301 G Street, Carlisle, Pa
Meeting 1st Tuesday
Dauphin County
G.I.F.T.S.
Dolorez Cobb-Jones
717 686-9237
*Call or email for current meeting times
Delaware County
Gratitude 4 Grandparents (G4G)
Media, PA 19063
Rhea Kelsall: 484-321-1098
info@Gratitude4Grandparents.com
http://www.gratitude4grandparents.com
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
Lackawanna County
Parents: A Second Time Support Group
Throop Civic Center
500 Sanderson St Throop, PA 18512
Rebecca Munley: 570-963-6740
PAST@lackawannacounty.org
MunleyR@lackawannacounty.org
PAST group meets at the civic center the 4th Monday of each month 5:30-7pm, with child care and refreshments provided and transportation available
Second PAST Group meets at the Ritz the 2nd Monday of every month from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
222 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, PA 18503
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
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)
LVA Resource Parent Support Group
25 Old River Road in Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Cynara Wattley Liburd: 570-822-9706
*call Cynara to register ahead of time
cwattleyliburd@loftus-vergair.com
Meets the third Tuesday of the month from 10:30am to 12:30pm
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/
Tioga County
Grandsavors/Theresa Swain
33 Junction Cross Rd, Tioga Pa 16946
2nd Wednesday a month 5:30-7:00 pm
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
Can't find a group near you? Join KINdred Spirits
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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

