Grandparent's Association

Welcome to the Grandparents' Association

We know that a special relationship can exist between grandchildren and grandparents and we are here to provide support to enable this relationship to flourish.

Our services include an advice and information line, welfare benefits advice, publications, support groups, and Grandparent and Toddler groups and mediation. We are actively recruiting new members and training volunteers to expand these services.

We hope that you find this website interesting and informative and that you will feel it appropriate to become a member of our organisation.

Did you know?

There are 14 million Grandparents in the UK.

Our helpline receives over 8500 calls a year

Our average call length is 15minutes

Our website receives over 120,000 hits monthly.

82% of children receive some carefrom grandparents

The youngest grandparent we know is 28.

The youngest great grandparent we know is 54.

national allowance for family and friend carers

Should there be a national allowance for family and friend carers?

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ECAMPAIGN - WE NEED YOUR HELP

Support the campaign for a national allowance for family and friends carers

Make your views known in support of a national financial allowance and an effective support system for family and friends carers who are raising vulnerable children who would otherwise be in care.

Email your MP and local parliamentary candidates - click here to find out more and take action

Winter Newsletter 2009

BUY - Issue 48 Winter 2009 - £3.50

BUY - Membership and receive FREE copy of the quarterly magazine.

Can you imagine?

Can you imagine how it must feel to be torn between the love you have for your child and the love you have for your grandchild? Grandparents bringing up their grandchild sometimes have to make a difficult choice.

GRANDPARENTS CLUB

We are happy to promote Grandparents Club which supports charities including The Grandparents' Association

Insurance .....more

Financial Planning....more

Days Out.....more

Home Page.....more

**Press Release**

27.01.10 - Kids in Museums Family Ticket Watch Campaign - read more

Grandparents' Association welcomes the Kids in Museums campaign to support the Flexible Family Ticket.

A survey will provide much needed answers to make sure that a family ticket reflects the diversity of family life today.

25.01.10 - Launch of new ‘destination’ website BeGrand.net for grandparents

20.01.10 - The Government has at last recognised the important role that Grandparents play in family life - Liz Buckland - Bromley Support Group

20.01.10
click here for - Natalie Henningham Grandparents' Association - Interview for The Green Paper - BBC News

20.01.10
click here for NEW PACKAGE OF MEASURES TO RECOGNISE GRANDPARENTS

Children’s Secretary Ed Balls unveil the Families and Relationship Green Paper setting out a wide range of measures to support all families as they bring up their children and to help families cope with times of stress and difficulty. READ MORE

20.01.10
** follow this link to read more media articles from this week and the launch of the Familes and Relationships Green Paper

MORE HELP FOR FAMILIES FACING RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN

Both the government and opposition are promising help for families......

Parents and families going through separation and relationship breakdown are to be promised more support, in plans expected from the government.
The proposals, due next week, will make families a key election issue.....

20.01.10 Lynn Chesterman CE of Grandparents' Association, Peter Harris Chairman, Belinda Harding Trustee and Natalie Henningham - attend interviews for launch of The Familes and Relationships Green Paper with Ed Balls - see Natalie Henningham interviews and media gallery

15.12.09 - Lynn Chesterman CE of Grandparents Association' met with the Policy Unit at 10 Downing St to discuss all issues that grandparents contact The Grandparents' Association for inc contact, residence and childcare. BAAF, Fostering Network, FRG, The Grandparents' Association and Grandparents Plus on behalf of the Kinship Care Alliance meet Government Ministers (Dawn Primarolo, Helen Goodman and Baroness Morgan ) about family and friends care.

GA Key Facts

How many grandparents are there in the UK?
There are 14 million grandparents in the UK.

Is this a fixed figure?
No. The number of grandparents at any one time varies according to the age at which parents give birth, rates of fertility, and the numbers who become parents.

Is there statistical information about grandparents routinely collected in the Census?
No, other than information about 'the number of grandparents residing in households with other family members.'

So how was the information for this web site obtained?
By drawing on and interrogating existing and specialised surveys as well as authoritative published research studies accurate estimates can be produced.

Click here to read more and to order the full publication...

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Donate Now - Support the Granparents' Association

Calling all volunteers – We need you!

Do you have some free time? The Grandparents’ Association is a busy charity that helps grandparents who have lost contact or are bringing up their grandchildren.

Volunteer from home by taking calls from our help line. No expense incurred. Training provided. Flexible hours. Additional languages welcome.

For more information contact: Linda Nunn or Grant Reyland on 01279 428040

email:

linda.nunn@grandparents-association.org.uk

or

grant.reyland@grandparents-association.org.uk

HELPLINE

0845 4349585

WELFARE BENEFIT

0844 357 1033

OFFICE ADMIN

01279 428040

Regional Offices

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