Ten Strategies for Coping with COVID-19

We talked to teachers, parents and other grandparents raising grandchildren starting the day schools were closed. Here some thoughts. No one can do all of these! Pick and choose strategies you find most realistic and useful.

Introducing Ties That Bind

JFRF is confronting issues impacting grandparents raising grandchildren head on with our new initiative, Ties That Bind. This program is our response to the growing issue of kinship caregivers (usually grandparents) who find themselves in the primary role of parent,...

Ties That Bind Scholarships Available! Apply by September 30th!

AGE+ supports grandparents and kinship caregivers raising relative children. In that spirit, AGE+ is offering scholarships that ensure a positive start to the upcoming academic year (2022-2023). We seek to connect K-12 youth to the program of their choice that will...

Summer Food Service Program – Free Meals and Activities

The Summer Food Service Program also know as “Summer Meals” is available in hundreds of communities throughout Oregon, offering free meals and snacks to ALL kids 1-18. Community summer meal programs are open to all families without paperwork, income...

Drop-in Grief Support on Monday, April 11th

Lumina Hospice & Palliative Care is holding a drop-in grief support group via Zoom on Monday, April 11, 2022 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. A message from the host: Our topic for the group will be wondering… Please come with something you have wondered about in...

Free, Live Virtual Story Times for your K-5 Children!

The Multnomah County Library offers free, live virtual story times multiple times a week–available and accessible no matter where you live! These live, online story times open up the world of books, music, culture, and play to babies, toddlers, families and...

NEW! Save $360 on Internet Service!

If you have a child in your home, you probably qualify for a $30/month benefit from the Federal government to help pay for internet. For example, if your youngster is enrolled at any Portland Public School, you qualify. It’s a two-step process. First, apply at...

Holiday Break Resources for Home

Yikes, Here Comes the Holiday Break. The lights, the trees, the smell of cookies hot from the oven! But let’s be real. As much as you might treasure holiday traditions, if you are caring for young school-age children, having them home for two weeks is going to have...