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Twenty-seven families in the agency’s Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program will be the recipients of the backpacks. The Child and Family Guidance Center’s Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program supports grandparents with a very unique struggle. The program provides weekly support groups and monthly workshops to grandparents and caregivers age 55 years and older who are now raising their children’s children on extremely limited resources.
The workshops and support groups provide an environment in which the grandparents and their grandchildren can gather, enjoy a healthy dinner, engage in creative activities and receive homework help. The program also provides speakers who share information on topics of interest including legal issues impacting the grandparents and information on applying for college as well as providing needed respite and valuable support for this often neglected population.
As a longtime supporter of The Child and Family Guidance Center, People’s Securities jumped at the opportunity to help the families participating in the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. While the People’s Securities team makes a donation of back-to-school supplies to schools throughout Bridgeport each year, this is the first time they have chosen to make that donation to a nonprofit organization.
“Our team is committed to assisting this great organization as much as possible,” said Mike Harkins, President, People’s Securities, Inc. “We are also extremely pleased that The Child & Family Guidance Center is a valued partner of the People’s United Community Foundation, which has awarded $3,500 to their Foster Grandparent Program.”
People’s Securities has donated Thanksgiving baskets and holiday Visa gift cards to clients of The Child and Family Guidance Center for more than five years. Gail Carroll, supervisor of the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program said: “Many of the children in the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren would have gone back to school without the supplies they need to start the school year. We are extremely grateful that People’s Securities is committed to setting our clients up for success.”
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