Drawing on last year’s overwhelming success, this annual event promises to be just as exciting and informative for grandparents and other relatives raising children.

The conference will be on Friday, Sept. 21 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the American Bank Center (Watergarden Room A & B) in Corpus Christi. The objective of the conference is to provide grandparents and other relatives with resources and information to ease the responsibility of rearing children.   The cost of the conference is free for participants.
 
Last year’s conference provided over 300 participants with information on legal issues, school resources, social services and healthy lifestyles.  Many local agencies provided exhibition booths with printed materials.  There were also roundtable discussions to allow participants the opportunity to ask questions.  The Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children Steering Committee is committed to providing a top quality conference by building on suggested improvements based on last year’s evaluations.
 
Brought to our communities by the combined efforts of the:

• AARP
• Area Agency on Aging of the Coastal Bend and Aging and Disability Resource Center
• Arm’s Wide Adoption Services
• Brush Country Co-Op
• City of Corpus Christi Parks and Recreation Department
• 78415 Community Youth Development
• Senior Community Services Division
• Corpus Christi Independent School District
• Driscoll Children’s Hospital-Injury Prevention
• Mayor’s Council on Aging
• Methodist Children’s Home Family Outreach
• Nueces County Community Action Agency Birth–to-Five/Head Start
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
• Texas Department of Family & Protective Services Child Protective Services Division
• Texas Health and Human Services Commission
• United Way Success by Six

Contact Sonia Garza at   soniag@cctexas.com for additional sponsorship/exhibitor information.