Raising Up Together: Grandfamilies Support & Social Group

05/20/2026

🎉 Don’t forget — Bingo is TOMORROW! 🎉

We’re so excited for our very first Raising Up Together gathering for grandparents raising grandchildren 💛

Come enjoy a fun, relaxed morning of:
🎲 Bingo
🍕 Pizza
🥤 Drinks
😊 Connection & community

📅 Tomorrow — May 21
🕚 11:00 AM
📍 Wells Park Pavilion

No pressure—just come as you are and enjoy time with people who get it. We can’t wait to see everyone! 💛

05/12/2026

05/05/2026

We’re making a change… and we’re really excited about it 💛

Our group is shifting to focus more on community, connection, and just enjoying time together.

Instead of structured meetings, we’re creating space to have fun, laugh, and be around people who truly understand this journey.

We’re now Raising Up Together — and this is your invitation to come be part of it.

👉 Our first gathering:
📅 May 21 11am
📍 Wells Park Pavilion Bluff City
🎉 We’ll be playing BINGO, and we’ll have drinks and pizza provided!

No pressure. No expectations.
Just a place to show up, relax, and connect.

If you’re a grandparent raising your grandkids, we would love to have you there 💛

Tag someone who should come with you!

02/18/2026

Just a friendly reminder that we’ll be meeting tomorrow from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM for our first meeting of the new year!

We’re excited to kick things off, reconnect, and talk about all the exciting things coming up for our group.

Come sit with us and let's talk about it!

Let’s start the year strong together 💪

Hope to see you there! 🙌

02/09/2026

Schedule for 2026! Please join us!

01/15/2026

We’re so sorry to share that due to the 2-hour delay, we are cancelling tomorrow’s “Starting the Year Strong” Grandparents Gathering.

We truly hate missing this time together and were really looking forward to seeing everyone. Your presence and willingness to show up for your grandchildren means more than you know.

The good news is — we’ll see you next month and can’t wait to gather then. We’ll share the date soon.

Thank you for your understanding, and please stay safe and warm. 💛

01/14/2026

Grandparents of our elementary students, we’d love for you to join us tomorrow (weather permitting) for a relaxed time of connection and encouragement as we begin the new year together.

This will be a casual, low-pressure meeting — no presentations, just conversation, gentle reminders about school supports, and a chance to connect with other grandparents who understand this season of life.

☕ Light refreshments
🗣️ Open conversation (sharing is optional!)
🌱 Encouragement for the year ahead

📅 Tomorrow January 15
⏰ 10 am
📍 337 Carter St. Bluff City, TN 37618

Whether you’re feeling confident or overwhelmed (or both), you are welcome here. Your love and consistency matter more than you know.

We hope to see you there! 💛

12/18/2025

Join us tomorrow for our Grandparents Education Program as we share holiday baskets filled with fun activities for grandparents and their kids to enjoy together over winter break. It’s a great time for connection, creativity, and making memories!

11/19/2025

Grandparents… are the holidays feeling a little overwhelming already?
Between the schedules, the gifts, the routines, the feelings (so many feelings!) — it’s A LOT.

Join us tomorrow for our next Grandparents Education Program, where we’re doing a special session on
🎄 Surviving & Thriving During the Holidays 🎄

We’ll cover:
✔ Easy, low-cost traditions
✔ Keeping structure without stress
✔ Handling holiday chaos with grace
✔ Encouragement & support
✔ Take-home worksheets + a Holiday Plan you can actually use

Come get some tips, share some laughs, and leave feeling a little more prepared (and a LOT more supported).

📅 Tomorrow
🕒 10am - 11:30am
📍 Location: Bluff City Impact Center
337 Carter St. Bluff City, TN 37618

All grandparents raising grandchildren are welcome — we can’t wait to see you! ❤️

07/17/2025

Thursday, July 17, 2025- Free Summer Meals for Kids.

Second Harvest Food Bank of NE Tennessee is hosting Children’s Meal Distributions every Thursday from 3:00–6:00 PM all summer long!

✅ Kids 18 and under will receive 7 days’ worth of meals

🥕 Fresh produce boxes available to anyone—no age or ID requirements

📍 1020 Jericho Dr. Kingsport, TN 37663

Children do not have to be present and you will receive one box per child in each household. Last week we were able to serve 669 kids. We’re prepared to serve 1000 today!