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email: office@grg.org.nz

Trust Head Office:
PO Box 34-892
Birkenhead,
Auckland  0742 

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren ™ Charitable Trust 2005


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Do you have any concerns or complaints about the Trust, please contact the Trust Secretary:

PO Box 34-892
Birkenhead,
Auckland 0742 

                               Grandparents and Kincare NZ

Te Tautoko i nga Mätua Tupuna, me nga Mokopuna/whanau.
Te Ao mai rano, aianei, a muri ake nei.

Supporting, Grandparents/kin and grandchildre/kin children.
Our past, present and future.

Welcome to our Website:
We are a non-profit Charitable Trust, based in New Zealand, established to
support Grandparents/kin who are raising Grandchildren/whanau children.

 Mission:
Provide support to Grandparents and Kincarers to protect and preserve the wellbeing of families/whanau caring for kin children who need care and protection by providing early intervention and crisis prevention support.


Aims:

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 Provide support to grandparents/kin who are primary caregivers
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 Provide opportunity for grandchildren/kin to interact with others in the same situation
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 Raise awareness as to the role of the grandparents/kin in the primary caregiving role
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 Undertake research to establish the depth of grandparents/kin in the primary caregiver role in New Zealand and respond accordingly
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 Facilitate change in the legal and regulatory environment for children and caregivers



Diane Vivian in her GRG office

Our History:
When in 1997, Diane Vivian took over the care of her small, traumatised grandchildren, she could not believe the stress she encountered.

Setting about to discover what help or support was available in 1999, she found there was none! She decided there must be many others in her position and put an ad in the paper. The phone did not stop ringing. A need had been identified. In consultation with Jill Nerheny, the Birkenhead /Northcote Community Co-ordinator, a support group was set up under the controller of the Community Facilities Trust. A public meeting was held and they knew they had a tiger by the tail. As the group grew they spent many months venting, weeping, sharing and building trust. The group set the objectives and a vision statement which now form the founding document and guiding principles of all the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Groups or Grandparents and Kincare Groups.

Today there are many support groups throughout the country, reaching from Dargaville in the north to Invercargill in the South. Membership grows daily. Groups actively lobby parliament, network with other communities and speak to many community organizations.

They strive to make a difference for all grand/kinchildren and grandparents/kin who care about them.

The organisation salutes all Grandparents/kin who have taken in Grand/kinchildren and put the needs of those precious ones before their own. You are indeed doing angels' work here on earth. Together we have made a difference in a child's life.

Important News:

  The GRG Trust NZ Board is aware that two new Facebook pages have been started up by a Wellington-based person.

Please be advised that we are NOT associated with these pages at all and the Facebook pages and associated websites DO NOT represent our organisation.

The name given to the Facebook and website is very similar to ours and is causing confusion to people. See our July Newsletter as to why we do not have a GRG FB page.

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A "GRAND" MOTHER

   God's special gift to children
Who need a mother's love
 
Part Grandma and part angel
A treasure from above
 
Her heart is filled with anguish
Because of the children's loss
 
So now she shields their heartstrings
Protects them at all cost
 
God blesses all Grand-Mothers
Because He knows they care
 
And so they raise God's children
To live, to love, to share
 
So if you are "Grand"Mother
To grandchild, nephew or niece
 
The Lord will help and guide you
And give you an everlasting peace!
 Louise Eagle © 2009

 
Permission granted October 2009

 

 July 2010 Newsletter 

   

 

We have a special Mid August newsletter purely on your stories and the grandchildren's stories. It will blow you away. Click on Newsletter button on menu.

July Newsletter:

Free Caregiver training courses until the end of year.

Dates and areas

Your Voices:

The Humour, sadness and inspirational.

How safe is Face Book!

Read what those who have been raised by their grandparents have to say.

Read Tariana Turia's moving speech.

How close to burn out are you?

 Read more in the newsletter for this month.

Caregivers are your grand/kin children under CYF care and protection?

If so and you need assistance please phone 0508 227 377 you will be able to speak to a Social Worker if your regular one is not available 

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Meet Kirstin, our youngest Board member.

Kirstin Morris has 17 years of experience in working with children in a variety of different settings including respite care, foster care, full time daycare, kindergarten, family daycare, in home care etc. Kirstin has raised her son with the help of loving grandparents and realizes the importance of whanau. Kirstin is currently formalizing her experience by completely a degree in teaching.

Kirstin Morris