Edgewood Center for Children and Families - Grandparents Who Care
From San Francisco Homeless Resource
101 - 15th Street, 94103
415-865-3000
415-865-3099 (FAX)
M-F: 8:30am-5pm
A support and advocacy group for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Offers support services for grandparents and other relatives caring for children whose parents have drug or alcohol problems or are mentally ill, incarcerated or deceased. In additional to providing emotional support, program members and staff serve as advocates for relative caregivers before city agencies, the educational system, the justice system and policy makers. Offers biweekly support groups in the Bayview Hunters Point and Western Addition communities and other minority neighborhoods.
Provides practical information about drug abuse, Co-Dependence, Parenting skills, legal issues and welfare rights. Support groups are facilitated by grandparents and professionals from the health and social services field.
An Independent Living Skills Program for teenagers (age 13-17) includes computer training, tutorial services, life skill classes, field trips, other educational activities and recreational activities.
The Junior Enrichment Program provides tutoring, life skills activities, a law education component, and cultural/recreational activities for youth (age 8-12). Tutoring sessions are held weekly and recreational/cultural field trips occur once a month.
