西雅图,华盛顿州 – More than 2 million children in the United States are being raised by a grandparent, 阿姨, 叔叔, or other family member. This “kinship care” can provide both benefits and struggles for the child and the relative caregiver alike.
Five senior nursing students from 西雅图 Pacific University have organized Kinship Caregiver Day on Wednesday, 5月19日, to offer recognition and support tograndparents as parents, 他们的孩子, 和家庭. “They are compassionate people who are constantly taking care of others, and this is a day for them to be taken care of,” said senior Ashley Wolfe, one of the nursing students coordinating the project. “It's a time to recognize everything they do and let them know how much they are appreciated.”
Kinship Caregiver Day 2010 will be held 6–8 p.m. on 5月19日, at Rainier 社区 Center, 4600 38th Avenue South in 西雅图. The event will feature dinner, 抽奖活动奖品, children’s activities, and a host of “Living Well” tables, including physical therapists, “Ask a Geriatrician,” Rainier 健康 and Fitness, Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic, 加强健身, and Lifelong Recreation.
Kinship Caregiver Day is sponsored by 西雅图 Pacific University, King County Kinship Collaboration, 西雅图 Parks and Recreation, 和G. a. P. (Grandparents as Parents) 支持 Group.
For more information, contact
特蕾西Norlen, 网易彩票下载 and Media Relations Manager
University Communications
Phone: 206-281-2977 Email: tcnorlen@maison-de-fanfan.com
Fax: 206-281-2223 Web: photo-dayori.maison-de-fanfan.com
Address: 3307 Third Avenue West, Suite 116
西雅图,华盛顿州 98119-1922
Posted: Tuesday, May 18, 2010