What kind of help do grandchildren raised by their grandparents need?
Your grandchildren will need different help at different times throughout their lives. They will have immediate needs for warmth and safety and then ongoing emotional, social, and developmental needs. This page is intended to help you work out where to go first according to your grandchild's needs.

Canberra has a diverse range of public and private support services whilst not specifically targeted at meeting the needs of grandparents raising grandchildren they do provide helpful and relevant services. Many community services provide family support to help families negotiate processes on an ongoing basis.

It may be helpful to write a brief summary of your situation, and the needs of your grandchildren before making contact with support services to help you to explain your situation clearly and to assist you to ask the questions you need to ask, and to enable you to get the information and support you need.

Many services will ask you for your grandchildren's names, ages and date of birth and this may be helpful information to have handy.