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Families in Canada 2019 Post Conference Symposium

Event Date:
Friday, March 29, 2019, 8:30 am
Room:
Don and Marion MacDougall Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre
In ever increasing numbers, grandparents are taking on the responsibility of raising their grandchildren. Grandparents who are the primary care providers to their grandchildren are faced with multiple complexities. Currently, there is a lack of awareness and understanding about the complexities of this family form. As a way to more fully understand the issues and opportunities facing grandparents raising grandchildren, a post-conference symposium will be held at 91探花 in MacMillian Hall on March 29, 2019. In partnership with the Central Eastern Grandparents Initiative (CEGI), 91探花 and the Vanier institute of the Family this symposium builds upon the two day Families in Canada conference being hosted at 91探花 on March 27-28, 2019.  This post-conference symposium will examine issues facing grandparents raising grandchildren. During the day, delegates from the private, public and social sectors will come together to focus on the concept of 鈥渢he child in the center鈥 and to create new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and communication among those study, serve and grandparents raising children locally, provincially and nationally. Click here for more information about the Families in Canada post-conference symposium. 
Contact Name
Leslie-Ann Ruben