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Tip Sheets

Resources & Support

Printable resources to help you navigate parenting again.

These Tip Sheets offer clear, straightforward information to help answer your questions and connect you to the right resources and support. Topics include custody, working with DCF, and navigating issues related to substance use.

Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Choices in Custody Tip Sheet

Provides an overview of the various custodial arrangements, including guardianship and adoption. 

You can also reach out to Kinship Navigator for personalized guidance and resources tailored to your needs.

Download Choices in Custody Tip Sheet

Provides a list of online, in-person and virtual legal supports and resources.

Download Legal Resources Tip Sheets for Grandparents and Relative Caregivers

Are you a kinship foster parent? Questions you may have regarding the children placed in your care are answered in this tip sheet.

Download When the Department of Children and Families (DCF) is Involved Tip Sheet 

Provides information on financial resources to help support you in your parenting role. These financial resources may be dependent on the custody status, the age of the caregiver and/or the child’s specific needs.

Download Financial Resources Tip Sheet

In addition to support groups for grandparents raising grandchildren there are other support services that you may want to consider to help you navigate this journey with your family.

Download Support Services Tip Sheet

Offers guidance to help you talk to your grandchildren about addiction—a disease that affects both the brain and body—and explain why their parent may not be able to care for them right now. 

Download Substance Abuse Tip Sheet

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