Viginia Clark, one of the founding members of Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association, was awarded a life-time board membership for her dedicated service on behalf of grandparents and relatives raising children.

Monthly Support Group for Relative Caregivers raising Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Click here for brochure.

Storyteller, from grandparents.com, allows you to record a message for a grandchild who can listen to it at their convenience from a computer. It's free, and you can use it as often as you wish.

Raising Children Who Have an Incarcerated Parent
Linda Hammersten from LLS has written this highly informative document gives practical and sensitive advice on how to talk with children whose parents are incarcerated. Topics include: how to deal with embarassing moments, what to tell children, what to do about visits, and how to tell others. The Resources section provides additional excellent reading.

"No High Heel Shoes: The Story of My Kinship Home"
written by MKCA's Executive Director, Sharon Durken, this delighful account of her life as a child raised by relatives will warm your heart and give you a better idea of why our work at MKCA is so important.

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