B3 - Discovering What Works: Best Practices and Findings from the Grandparent Family Apartments

The Presbyterian Senior Services/West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (PSS/WSF) Grandparent Family Apartments, the first residence built specifically for grandparents raising grandchildren, opened in the South Bronx in 2005.  What distinguishes this 50-unit residence is the depth of its programs.  From support groups for the grandparents to after-school for the youth, PSS staff have over eight years of tested, proven experience in addressing the needs of this population.  Being one of the first kinship residences, many programs evolved through creative problem solving, hard work, and trial and error.  Overtime, staff  have adapted programs as the families changed. Our goal is to share best practices and discuss what worked.  Attendees will also hear about outcomes corroborated by independent researchers.

Presenter(s): Rimas Jasin and Katherine Martinez, Presbyterian Senior Services, Bronx, NY