Are you raising a child for a relative or close family friend? Kinship caregivers are invited to our Fairfax Kinship Support Group!
The Fairfax Kinship Support Group provides a safe, nurturing, and healthy environment for caregivers to share their experiences, concerns, and frustrations with their peers. The group offers a network to share resources and information among the group members, reducing feelings of isolation, and celebrating family successes in maintaining permanency for and the ongoing commitment building strong families. Peer support can be critical to caregiver self-care and can contribute to healthy family functioning and improved outcomes for children and youth.
T he group is FREE of charge. Meetings are facilitated by professional mental health clinicians who have deep experience with kinship families.
O nce registered, you will get reminders for BOTH group formats. Kinship caregivers may participate in both virtual AND in-person meetings or choose the format that works best.
The group meets twice a month, in two formats virtual and in-person.
I n-Person meetings on 3rd Thursday of the month from 6:15 - 8 PM (*Note that the meetings are in a different location each month!). Dinner is served to families and child care is available for in-person sessions.
- September 21, 2023 at Cathy Hudgins Community Center at Southgate, 12125 Pinecrest Rd. Reston VA 20191
- October 19, 2023 at Mott Community Center, 12111 Braddock Rd, Fairfax VA 22030
- November 16, 2023 at Gum Springs Community Center, 8100 Fordson Rd, Alexandria, VA 22306
- December 21, 2023 at James Lee Community Center, 2855 Annandale Rd. Falls Church, VA 22042
- January 18, 2024 at Mott Community Center, 12111 Braddock Rd, Fairfax VA 22030
- February 15, 2024 at Mott Community Center, 12111 Braddock Rd, Fairfax VA 22030
- March 21, 2024 at Jim Scott Community Center, 3001 Vaden Drive, Fairfax VA 22031
- April 18, 2024 at Jim Scott Community Center, 3001 Vaden Drive, Fairfax VA 22031
Registrants will receive additional information regarding the 2024 meeting locations.
Virtual meetings via Zoom on 1st Thursdays of the month from 6:30 - 8 PM
- O ctober 5, 2023
- N ovember 2, 2023
- D ecember 7, 2023
- J anuary 4, 2024
- F ebruary 1, 2024
- M arch 7, 2024
- A pril 4, 2024
- M ay 2, 2024
- J une 6, 2024
Fairfax Kinship Peer Support Groups are hosted, facilitated and administered by Formed Families Forward, through a contract with Fairfax County Department of Family Services. In-person groups are offered at Fairfax Community Centers, with support from Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services.
FFF is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations provided upon request. Call us at (703) 539-2904 or email info@formedfamiliesforward.org.
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