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	Home > Table of Contents > Grandparenting Grandparenting California Department of Social Services Kinship Support Services Program Kinship Support Services Program (KSSP) provides non-financial support services to relative caregivers and the children placed in their homes. See www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/Foster-Care/Kinship-Support-Services. Generations United National resource that works to improve the lives of children, youth, and older adults through intergenerational collaboration, public policies, and programs for the benefit of all. See www.gu.org, or for information specific to Grandfamilies see www.gu.org/explore-our-topics/grandfamilies/. GrandFamilies.Org National legal resource in support of grandfamilies within and outside the child welfare system. Mendocino College Foster and Kinship Care Education Program Instructional Specialist............................................. 468-3168 Offers free trainings and workshops in both counties on various topics. Primary focus is on issues relating to parenting relative, foster, and/or adopted children of all ages. Safe Passage Family Resource Center 208 Dana St., PO Box 1718, Fort Bragg....................... 964-3077 Services for families in the northern Mendocino Coast area, including a support group for grandparents raising their grandchildren. Parenting classes in English and Spanish, application assistance for helpful programs, translation assistance for Spanish speakers, weekly play group for toddlers, support for pregnant and breastfeeding women, underage drug and drinking prevention efforts, monthly clothing giveaway, and information and referral services.. See www.safepassagefortbragg.org.