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Kincare Connections is written and published by the Gateway Grandparents/Kinship Network for grandparents and other relatives in a parenting role in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

Editor & Designer:
 Roxanne T. Miller
Regional Civic Communications Specialist
University of Missouri Extension
St. Louis County Extension Center
121 S. Meramec, Suite 501
St. Louis, MO 63105
314-615-7607
MillerRT@missouri.edu

Contributing Writers:

Cardinal Ritter Senior Services
   Claudia Angenor
      314-752-1901, ext. 17

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
   Caroline Savitzky
      314-534-4200, ext. 1252

Missouri Department of Social Services, Children's Division
   Renee Farmar
      314-773-7742

University of Missouri Extension
  Sherron Hancock
     636-797-5391
  Teresa Mareschal
     636-970-3000
  Sandra McKinnon
     636-583-5141
  Roxanne T. Miller
    314-615-7607
  Elizabeth Reinsch
     314-615-7605

Articles may be reprinted for educational purposes. 
Please credit author, organization and Kincare Connections.

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Kincare Connections Newsletter

A quarterly newsletter for grandparents and
other relatives in a parenting role

2004

May 2004 (vol. 1, no. 2)  PDF  (6,451K)

  • Losing everything: Grief and loss in kinship families
  • Warm-Line: Helps support grandparents and relatives caring for children
  • Grandparent support groups
  • Gateway Grandparents/Kinship Network contact information
  • About the Gateway Grandparents/Kinship Network
  • General meeting schedule
  • What is your role in your child's education?
  • Did you know? Reading suggestions for your child
  • Have you considered Head Start?
  • When it comes to kids, let there be color: Easy, inexpensive decorating projects to light up their lives
  • Making family life more fun: New web site delivers healthy serving of fun for kids
  • Tips for helping your child grieve and grow
  • Relatives As Parents/Grandparents Information Warm-Line
  • A soup with substance: Corn and Sweet Potato Soup
  • Grief and loss books for children and parents
  • Kincare Connections subscription form
March 2004 (vol. 1, no. 1)  PDF (7,135K)
  • Keeping the family tree intact through kinship care
  • Dealing with the maze of emotions
  • Gateway Grandparents/Kinship Network contact information
  • Grandparent support groups
  • Adult abuse: Are you a victim?
  • Brownies with benefits
  • Food for thought: A+ lunches for school
  • 12 ways to fit little indulgences into your life
  • Fire safety
  • Adoption subsidy and subsidized guardianship programs in Missouri
  • Relatives As Parents/Grandparents Information Warm-Line
  • (Book Review) Second Time Around: Help for grandparents who raise their children's kids, by Joan Callander (1999)
  • Kincare Connections subscription form

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East Central Missouri Region home page

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Last update: 04/05/06

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