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Grandparents As Parents

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Grandparents As Parents

Providing programs and services to meet the urgent and ongoing needs of grandparents and other relative caregivers raising children at-risk. Ms.

GAP was founded in 1987 by Sylvie de Toledo, a dedicated clinical social worker, whose own family was impacted by the death of her sister. Her sister left an 8 year old grandchild who immediately went to live with his grandparents. de Toledo recognized the need for support services targeting grandparents and other relatives who began to parent relative children because the parents were unable to d

o so. The primary reason was due to parental drug and alcohol use, however other reasons included abuse, neglect, incarceration, death mental illness and more. The impact of parenting again, required a total change in lifestyle. Most families needed help in recognizing what should be done and how to do it. Group therapy meetings where relatives could discuss their issues and concerns in a non-judgmental and caring environment with others in the same situation as themselves (often for the first time) became the backbone of Grandparents As Parents programs today. These groups, however, are only a small part of GAP's programs today.

07/22/2024

Recently, the ONEgeneration's Grandparents As Parents Program held their 4th Annual Grandfamilies Camping trip. This year it was held at Ventura Beach RV Resort and over 50 GAP family members were happy to beat the heat. Families enjoyed lots of activities for the kids; swimming, a bounce house, an outdoor movie, train rides and even a bike parade at night! The families also enjoyed getting to spend time with other families in the program who attend different support groups and live in different areas. The event is a cornerstone program for GAP in decreasing feelings of isolation and exclusion in both our and children.

05/14/2024

ONEgeneration's Grandparents As Parents staff member Samantha and members of our Inglewood Support Group attended a very special Mother’s Day event at Olive Crest - USA Adoption Center this past weekend.

03/28/2024

Last weekend, families from ONEgeneration's Grandparents As Parents Program braved the rain for a fun day at the zoo. Families were able to take a bus to the zoo, enjoy admission for the day along with a meal for each member of the family at the zoo’s restaurants. GAP would like to thank our partners Children's Bureau and Aviva Family and Children's Services for helping to provide this experience for our

03/05/2024

Last week, the Alliance for Children's Rights & the California Alliance of Caregivers hosted the 2024 Caregiver Day at the Capitol in Sacramento. This annual event was held for caregivers to learn more about the policies that impact child welfare and to speak with decision-makers at the Capitol regarding relevant policy issues that affect youth in foster care. This year’s at the Capitol was another incredible day of networking and advocacy with 70+ caregivers, providers, and advocates from across the state. ONEgeneration's Grandparents As Parents - GAP Program Director Jennifer Odum and Court Navigator Jaime Rodriguez attended 7 advocacy visits to share the needs of our GAP caregivers and advocate for laws and services that affect them.

12/11/2023

ONEgeneration's Grandparents As Parents Long Beach support group recently held a Thanksgiving potluck and enjoyed fellowship for the holidays. Thank you to all of our community partners who donated to this program this holiday season. To learn more about our GAP Program and the resources available for kinship caregivers raising young relative children call 818-264-0880 or visit our website at ONEgeneration.org

09/29/2023

ONEgeneration's Grandparents As Parents families were recently treated to a free Los Angeles Dodgers game night. This exciting event included transportation, tickets and food! All of the GAP families who attended had a great time! Thank you to the Children’s Bureau.

09/21/2023

Today is Long Beach Gives Annual Day of Giving Campaign for nonprofits who are doing great work in Long Beach! Please donate to ONEgeneration's Grandparents As Parents program who provides services and support to grandparents and other kinship caregivers who are raising relative children. Click on the link to donate today and be part of the campaign! back https://www.longbeachgives.org/GAP

09/10/2023

ONEgeneration's Grandparents As Parents would like to thank all of our wonderful grandparents and kinship caregivers for your compassionate dedication and commitment to your families.

08/15/2023

ONEgeneration's Grandparents As Parents Program held a Back to School Event for our families last weekend and distributed backpacks filled with school supplies along with cool treats from the Kona Ice truck perfect on a warm summer day! Big thank you and to Baby2Baby and Good+Foundation for the donation of backpacks!
The GAP program is proud to be able to assist our families with the return to school each year!

07/17/2023

This Summer, ONEgeneration's Grandparents As Parents program took 10 kids from our kinship families to the Outdoor Education Program at . The kids spent 5 days exploring the Mono Basin, the Sierras and learning about the source of their water in Los Angeles. A special thank you to the Mono Lake Committee and especially the Outdoor Education Program Director Santiago for having us and allowing the kids to have an amazing experience.

06/14/2023

Thank you to our amazing community partner For Goodness Cakes for their recent custom cake donations to the kinship family members in ONEgeneration’s Grandparents As Parents Program who are celebrating a birthday or a graduation. We are truly inspired by their mission to spread Love, Joy, and Frosting! Happy Birthday! Congratulations to all the graduates!

05/24/2023

Last Sunday, the Grandparents As Parents program at ONEgeneration celebrated our caregivers by hosting an appreciation event focused on mental health awareness in partnership with Take Action for Mental Health. Caregivers were treated to experiences and classes that taught them ways to deal with stress and practice better self-care by taking care of both their minds and bodies. Activities included a sound bath, massages, drum circles and classes about essential oils. Caregivers were treated to an amazing lunch and given a beautiful gift bag of self-care products and mental health resource information. A major surprise for our caregivers was that each attending family got to take home a Theragun Pro generously provided by the Good+Foundation

While the caregivers took this time to care for and celebrate themselves older kids were treated to a ropes course experience day at Cal State Northridge and younger kids attended our day care where they got their faces painted, participated in their own drum circle and went home with very fun gift boxes. The GAP families had a wonderful day and ONEgeneration would like to say thank you to all the vendors who provided their services and products and took such good care of our caregivers. GAP staff would like to say a very special thank you to the Good+Foundation for their generous support which put such great smiles on our caregivers faces.

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17400 Victory Boulevard
Van Nuys, CA
91406

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+18182640880

Website

http://www.onegeneration.org/seniors/grandparents-as-parents/

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Our Story

GAP was founded in 1987.

Our dedicated team at GAP are passionate advocates who believe every time we positively impact one child or one caregiver, we are one step closer to changing our community. When caregivers are overwhelmed, when they find doors slamming in their faces, we step in and advocate on their behalf. We provide connection and support, breaking the isolation kinship families face when parents can no longer parent. Success is not guaranteed, but we persevere as we strive to keep moving the dream forward.

Our Approach

Innovative programming aimed at fostering the critical factors a young person needs to thrive, achieve and develop into caring, competent adults.