COURT HOUSE – Commissioner Carole Johnson, New Jersey Department of Human Services, will be the guest speaker at the Sept. 19 meeting of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Family and Community Health Sciences’ Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group.
The free information session will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, 355 Courthouse-South Dennis Road, Court House. The building is handicap accessible.
Johnson will provide an overview of the services and programs provided by the Department of Human Services that help older residents maintain independence with help from their caregivers.
Additionally, the commissioner wants to dialogue with the grandparents to better understand their needs as caregivers for their grandchildren.
Marilou Rochford, Family and Community Health Sciences educator, stated in a release, “We are excited that Commissioner Johnson selected our group to come speak to in Cape May County. Our grandparents are tasked with caring for their grandchildren as well as taking care of themselves as they age. Sometimes this is a difficult undertaking and it is important that they know the services and programs that are available to them through the State of New Jersey and the County of Cape May.”
A light supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. and the program will follow at 6 p.m. There is no charge for this program, however, advanced registration is required by Sept. 14.
Call Marian at (609) 465-5115, ext. 3609 for information or to register for the program.
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