Kinship Family Retreat Planned
MAHAFFEY – Grandparents and other relatives raising children and youth are invited to gather for a Kinship Family Retreat.
This stress-free weekend is for kinship family members to spend quality time together, and to identify and build upon their strengths through participation in a series of shared educational and recreational activities.
It will take place from 6 p.m. May 20 until 12 p.m. May 22 at the Mahaffey Camp & Conference Center, located at 1559 Mahaffey Grampian Hwy., Mahaffey, PA 15757.
Who is this for?
The retreat is designed for grandparents and other relatives raising children and youth, age 4 and above
What will you learn?
- Develop and nurture relationships through family-oriented recreational experiences
- Strengthen the communication skills of kinship care family members
- Enhance kinship care family members’ knowledge in relevant subject areas, such as strategies for dealing with challenging behaviors, ideas for meals on a budget and finding and accessing needed services
- Establish a network of kinship care families to share information on community and state resources and family-to-family support systems
All meals are included with the registration fee.
A group campfire with s’mores will be available Friday evening; dinner is not provided. Families are requested to eat dinner before arriving.
Register by May 6 by contacting Penn State Extension Registration Support at 877-345-0691.
This program is being sponsored by the Penn State Intergenerational Program and the Village of Hope in conjunction with the Clearfield Jefferson Drug and Alcohol Commission.