Grandparents who find themselves in a parenting situation the second time around face a unique set of challenges and needs. These needs often include:
Navigating social service agencies and the school system- Disciplining a grandchild
- Reducing stress
- Relationship building
- Financial and legal problems
- Childcare needs
- Social security and Medicare needs
- Mental health challenges
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To meet individual family needs, our therapists are available on evenings and weekends. Our goals for the grandparent counseling program are to improve family functioning overall, with grandparents feeling supported and gaining new skills, and/or the grandchildren also gaining support and new skills for emotional and behavioral management.
If you are interested in counseling for grandparents raising grandchildren, please contact us.
Beginning July 1, 2011 Outcomes, Inc. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program has transitioned to New Mexico Family Network, 505-265-0430 and All Faiths Receiving Home, 505-271-0329.
Community Resources
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Information and Referral
- New Mexico Family Network, Shirley Villegas – 265-0430
- YDI (Funding ends 9/30/11), Ernestine Padilla – 268-0024 – empadilla@ydinm.org
- UNM/CDD/Focus Program, Harrie Freedman – 272-0325 – hfreedman@salud.unm.edu
- Advocacy, Inc., Amanda Fraizier – 266-3166 –amanda@nmadvocacy.org
- Children Youth & Families Dept. (CYFD), Valerie Lopez – 841-7305 – Valerie.lopez1@state.nm.us
- Pegasus Legal Services for Children, Larry Kronen – 244-1101 – lkronen@pegasuslaw.org
Advocacy for parents/grandparents
- YDI (Funding ends 9/30/11), Ernestine Padilla – 268-0024 – empadilla@ydinm.org
- All Faiths Receiving Home, Sheila Genoni – 271-0329 – sgenoni@allfaiths.org
- Pegasus Legal Services for Children, Larry Kronen – 244-1101 – lkronen@pegasuslaw.org
Support groups for parents/grandparents
- Attachment Healing Center, Div of Inner Guidance, Michele Coleman – 237-0061— michele@nrguid.com
- All Faiths Receiving Home, Sheila Genoni – 271-0329 – sgenoni@allfaiths.org
Parenting classes
- Attachment Healing Center, Michele Coleman – 237-0061— michele@nrguid.com
- All Faiths Receiving Home, Sheila Genoni – 271-0329 – sgenoni@allfaiths.org
Legal services re: guardianship, adoption
- UNM/CDD/Focus Program, Harrie Freedman – 272-0325 – hfreedman@salud.unm.edu
- Advocacy, Inc., Amanda Fraizier – 266-3166 – amanda@nmadvocacy.org
- Pegasus Legal Services for Children, Larry Kronen – 244-1101 – lkronen@pegasuslaw.org
Information about foster care
- Advocacy, Inc., Amanda Fraizier – 266-3166 – amanda@nmadvocacy.org
Information/assistance with obtaining Medicaid
- Attachment Healing Center, Michele Coleman – 237-0061— michele@nrguid.com
- UNM/CDD/Focus Program, Harrie Freedman – 272-0325 – hfreedman@salud.unm.edu
- All Faiths Receiving Home, Sheila Genoni – 271-0329 – sgenoni@allfaiths.org
- Pegasus Legal Services for Children, Larry Kronen – 244-1101 – lkronen@pegasuslaw.org
Information about Social Security benefits
- UNM/CDD/Focus Program, Harrie Freedman – 272-0325 – hfreedman@salud.unm.edu
Financial resources
- Area Agency on Aging, Michelle Werley - 924-3693 –mwerley@cabq.gov
- Methodist Children’s Home, Becky James – 340-5270
Information on medical resources
- UNM/CDD/Focus Program, Harrie Freedman – 272-0325 – hfreedman@salud.unm.edu
Clothing and/or clothing vouchers
- Methodist Children’s Home , Becky James – 340-5270
- All Faiths Receiving Home, Sheila Genoni – 271-0329 – sgenoni@allfaiths.org
Food and/or food vouchers
- Methodist Children’s Home, Becky James – 340-5270
- City of Albuquerque - Food Boxes, Michelle Sena
- All Faiths Receiving Home, Sheila Genoni – 271-0329 – sgenoni@allfaiths.org
Assistance working with CYFD
- Methodist Children’s Home, Becky James – 340-5270
- UNM/CDD/Focus Program, Harrie Freedman – 272-0325 – hfreedman@salud.unm.edu
- All Faiths Receiving Home, Sheila Genoni – 271-0329 – sgenoni@allfaiths.org
- Pegasus Legal Services for Children, Larry Kronen – 244-1101 – lkronen@pegasuslaw.org
Information about financial benefits
- UNM/CDD/Focus Program, Harrie Freedman – 272-0325 – hfreedman@salud.unm.edu
- Pegasus Legal Services for Children, Larry Kronen – 244-1101 – lkronen@pegasuslaw.org
Financial planning/budgeting — Services Not Currently Identified
Respite for parents/grandparents — Services Not Currently Identified
Counseling – Individual, family, & group
- Outcomes, Inc., Steve Nuanez — 243-2551 snuanez@outcomesnm.org
- PeopleWorks (Sandoval County), Cindy Anderson - 990-4186 – peopleworks@q.com
Head Start/Early Head Start Services for Children ages 6wks – 5yrs. Old
- YDI (Year Round Services for Head Start Children & Early Head Start Services are provided for 9 months out of the calendar year), Ernestine Padilla – 212-7239– www.ydinm.org
Grandparent Workshops
- YDI (Funding ends 9/30/11), Ernestine Padilla – 268-0024 – empadilla@ydinm.org
Case Management/Service Coordination
- UNM/CDD/Focus Program, Harrie Freedman – 272-0325 – hfreedman@salud.unm.edu
Toys for Christmas
- Toys for Tots , Michelle Sena
Rent & Utility Assistance
- City of Albuquerque, Michelle Sena
Also, please visit our online support group for grandparents raising grandchildren! This is a space for you to voice your questions or concerns, share your experiences, and get to know other grandparents in New Mexico.