Other Support Groups In Canada
The following list of groups are for your convenience only. CANGRANDS does not endorse the actions, policies or opinions of these groups. However, we do commend those grandparents and kin endeavouring to help others and wish them the best of luck.
For our U.S. visitors, you will find more support groups at Groups On-LIne
Nova Scotia
*Nova Scotia Meetings
Grandparents Rights For Nova Scotia Association, Bedford, Nova Scotia
Meetings start again in September 2004
Contact: Pauline Glenn: (902) 257-2974
E-mail: bluebell@ns.sympatico.ca
*Bedford Meetings
Grandparents Rights For Nova Scotia Association (Denied access support)
Meetings held once a month at the Superstore, 1650 Bedford Highway. The date is not always the same, we meet when we are permitted to use the Community room at the store.
Contact Pauline: bluebell@ns.sympatico.ca or 902-257-2974 for more details.
New Brunswick
*Grandparents Group Bathurst, New Brunswick for details contact: geto@rogers.com
Ontario
*Barrie Meetings
Grandparents, Parenting Again Support Group, OEYC Victoria Village
72 Ross Street, Unit 11, Barrie, ON L4N 1G3
• Weekly Meetings - Thursdays 9:15 - 11:15 am
• Supper Club - Pot Luck for kinship families and kin-children on the last Monday of the month from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Contact: The Ontario Early Years Centre: 792-7878 or Leanne Ross 705-792-7878 or E-mail: barrieoeyc@simcoecommunityservices.ca or Wendy - mommatoo@cangrands.com
*London Meetings
GrandParents ARE Forever (denied acess support)
London Ontario
Contact Donna Irving (519) 432-9145
E-mail: GDonnairving@aol.com
*Midland Meetings
Grandparents Parenting Again
356 King Street, The Ontario Early Years Centre, Midland, Ontario
1st & 3rd Tuesday afternoons - 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Contact: Jackie Vandenberg (705) 526-2456 E-mail: jackie_vca@yahoo.ca
*Orillia Meetings
Grandparents Parenting Again
80 Colborne Street West, The Ontario Early Years Centre, Orillia, Ontario
2nd & 4th Tuesday afternoons - 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Contact: Jackie Vandenberg (705) 325-1299 E-mail: jackie_vca@yahoo.ca
*Waterloo Meetings
Association to Reunite Grandparents & Families
61 Culpepper Drive, Waterloo, ON N2L 5K8
Every 3rd Sunday of each month - Sept-June except January
Contact: Irma Luyken (519) 888-0818 E-mail: hluyken@sympatico.ca
Manitoba
*Winnipeg Meetings
GrandKids of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB - Meetings held at selected locations,
please e-mail for details. Contact: Audrey Kwasnica
E-mail: kwasnica@mts.net
*Grand Relations
Winnipeg, MB
Contact: 1-800-282-8069 Ext. 7236
Alberta
*Edmonton Meetings
Orphaned Grandparents Association Resource Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Contact: A. Bruce - O.G.A. President Phone:(780) 961-3168
E-mail: orphand@netscape.net
Meetings held at selected locations, please contact for details.
*Calgary Meetings
Alberta Grandparents Association, Calgary , Alberta
Contact: Marilyn Marks - (403) 286-7163 E-mail: albertagrandparents@shaw.ca
*Grand Prairie
Support group for grandparents who are parenting their grandchildren.
Parent Link Centre, 9614-100 Ave., Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0T2
Meetings held 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Contact: Tanice Jones - Administrative Support Worker
Phone (780) 882-8679 - Fax (780) 882-8706 - E-mail: gplink@telus.net
British Columbia
*Action Meetings
Fort St. John Chapter of the Grandparents Organization, Action, B.C.
Contact: Carol Kube & Garry Brimacombe E-mail: actionbc@shaw.ca
*Dynaparents Caregivers Support Group (Supporting Families Raising Child Relatives) Maple Ridge, B.C.
Every Tuesday morning- 9:30 am-11:30 am - ABC Restaurant
E-mail: dynaparent@shaw.ca Web Site: members.shaw.ca/dynaparent/
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circles in the Greater Victoria area
"Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren"
c/o School of Social Work,
University of Victoria, PO Box 1700, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2
Contact: Marion Gracey, Project Coordinator Tel: (250) 472-4129
E-mail: sgrg@uvic.ca Web Site: web.uvic.ca/socw/grandmoms/index.htm
*Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circles
Parent Support Services Society of BC offers weekly free and confidential Support Circles for grandparents who are raising grandchildren.
941 Kings Road, Victoria BC V8T 1W7
Contact: (250) 384-8042 Toll free: 1-800-377-0212
E-mail: parent@island.net Web Site: www.parentsupportbc.ca
* Saanich Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circle
When: Friday mornings
For more information or to join the group:
Call 250.384.8042 or toll free 1.800.377.0212
*Salt Spring Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circle
Partner: Salt Spring Island Community Services
When: Wednesday afternoons
For more information or to join the group:
Call 250.384.8042 or toll free 1.800.377.0212
*James Bay Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circle
Partner: James Bay Community Project
When: Tuesday evenings
For more information or to join the group:
Call 250.384.8042 or toll free 1.800.377.0212
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circles in Central Vancouver Island
*Duncan Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circle
Partner: Cowichan Family Life Association
When: Tuesday mornings
For more information or to join the group call: 1-800-377-0212
*Nanaimo Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circle
Partner: Georgia Avenue Community School
When: TBA
For more information or to join the group call: 1-800-377-0212
*Port Alberni Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circle
Partner: Port Alberni Association for Children with Developmental Disabilities
When: Monday mornings
For more information or to join the group call: Outreach therapy at 723-1117, or PSS at 1-800-377-0212
*Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Circles Victoria, Sooke, Port Alberni, Duncan and Nanaimo.
For information contact: Tina Pearson, Program Director, Parent Support Services Victoria Tel: 250-384-8042 Toll Free 1-800-377-0212
E-Mail: parent-island@shaw.ca Web Site: www.parentsupportbc.ca
Yukon
*Yukon Meetings
Grandparents Rights Assoc. of The Yukon (GRAY)
Box 165, Carcross, Yukon Territory, Canada Y0B 1B0
Contact: Eleanor Millard - Tel: (867) 821-3821 or (867) 633-4160
E-mail:
emillard@northwestel.net
CANGRANDS National Kinship Support
R.R. 1, McArthurs Mills, Ontario K0L 2M0
Tel: 613-474-0035
E-mail: grandma@cangrands.com
courriel: demandez@cangrands.com