Te Tautoko i nga Mätua Tupuna,
me nga Mokopuna.
Te Ao mai rano, aianei, a muri ake nei.
Supporting,Grandparents and grandchildren.
Our past, present and future.
Welcome to our Website:
We are a non-profit Charitable Trust,
based in New Zealand, established to
support Grandparents who are raising Grandchildren.
Mission:
We provide support to Grandparents who are primary
caregivers to grandchildren in difficult circumstances
and to ensure fair treatment from the legal and child
protection services in New Zealand, in order to stablise
and normalise the life of the children involved.
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Aims:
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To
provide support to grandparents who are primary
caregivers |
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To provide opportunities
for the grandchildren to meet others in the same
situation |
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To raise awareness as to
the role of the grandparents in the primary caregiving
role |
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To undertake research to
establish the depth of grandparents in the primary
caregiver role in New Zealand and respond accordingly |
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To facilitate change in the
legal and child custody systems |
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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.
Today there are over 45 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 grandchildren
and grandparents who care about them.
The organisation salutes all Grandparents who have taken
in Grandchildren 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
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Conference Update Mark your diaries
NOW!
28-29 October 2009, Ellerslie
Convention Centre, Auckland
GRG Get Parity with Foster Care Basic
Rate!
After 10 years of Lobbying from the GRG Trust and our
members finally we see the fruits of our hard work.
read more
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A repeat of a previous article on Cutting:
Injuring yourself on purpose by making scratches or
cuts on your body with a sharp object — enough
to break the skin and make it bleed.
read more ==>
10th Anniversary for GRG!!
read more ==>
Parenting Tip
Give your children a ‘heads up’ on how
to make and keep good friends. Does your child
know that being friendly, smiling, having good manners,
making another person feel important and asking questions
all help build friendship? read
more ==>
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