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Project Healthy Grandparents
Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions
Groups Served
Graduate
Program Website
Visit the Program Website
Contact Information
Kelley, Susan
[email protected]
Address
1 Park Place South
Atlanta, GA 30303
Building
One Park Place
Campus
Atlanta
Funding
Multiple Sponsors
Overview
Project Healthy Grandparents (PHG) is a community outreach and research program sponsored by the Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions and is co-sposnored by the School of Social Work in the AYSPS. Our mission is to support families in which grandparents are raising grandchildren in parent-absent homes. Although not an inclusion criteria, the vast majority (98%) of families served are African American. GSU staff and graduate students provide services to our families in their homes.
Benefits
Access to health care and social services.
Awareness of the needs of this specialized population.
Community building with non-profits
Supplemental Materials
Discipline Focus
Not discipline specific (University-Wide)
Diversity Group ( Social Identity)
Age, Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
Race/Ethnic Group
Black
Program, Initiative, Policy or Sponsored Award Category
Priority 2: Multicultural Programming
Established
09/01/1995
Number Served
3001-3500
Notable Leaders, Stakeholders, or Speakers
Dr. Deborah Whitley
Dr. Susan Kelley
Stacy Abrahms
Research Routines, Responsibilities and Activities
Mentored research experience(s), Committee/council/group/advisory board/task force, Community outreach (e.g., townhall, alumni engagement, meetings to gauge community perception or campus constituents, movements), Practices & Procedures (e.g., accountability, recruitment, retention, hiring, promotion, tenure, compensation, guided pathways (leadership), financial aid, technology, land use and acknowledgement, vendor agreements, partnerships with educational, labor, government, business and community organizations), Other
Additional Research Components, Roles and Responsibilities
We sponsor an annual luncheon honoring grandparents raising grandchildren.
Self-efficacy Emphasis
We use a family empowerment model.
Acknowledgement/Affirmation of Identity, Strengths, Needs
We sponsor an annual luncheon honoring grandparents raising grandchildren.
Examples of Inclusionary Practices and Activities
Not Applicable
Participant Empowerment
None of the above
Mentoring Components
Mentors provide regular scheduled meetings with mentees
Opportunities to Privilege Voice
We hold monthly support groups for the grandparents.
Evaluation Methods
average attendance to events, outreach partnerships, advisory board/external review/evaluation, program survey(s)
Anticipated Participant Outcomes
attendance, Other
Other: Completion of one year in program
Outcome Milestones
We use a pre and post test model to evaluate outcomes.
Key Performance Indicators
Survey results.
Program, Initiative, Policy or Sponsored Award Category
Priority 2: Multicultural Programming
Established
09/01/1995
Number Served
3001-3500
Notable Leaders, Stakeholders, or Speakers
Dr. Deborah Whitley
Dr. Susan Kelley
Stacy Abrahms
Research Routines, Responsibilities and Activities
Mentored research experience(s), Committee/council/group/advisory board/task force, Community outreach (e.g., townhall, alumni engagement, meetings to gauge community perception or campus constituents, movements), Practices & Procedures (e.g., accountability, recruitment, retention, hiring, promotion, tenure, compensation, guided pathways (leadership), financial aid, technology, land use and acknowledgement, vendor agreements, partnerships with educational, labor, government, business and community organizations), Other
Additional Research Components, Roles and Responsibilities
We sponsor an annual luncheon honoring grandparents raising grandchildren.
Please describe how your program addresses self-efficacy (one's beliefs in their own ability to execute behaviors necessary to perform) in its participants?
We use a family empowerment model.
How does your program acknowledge or affirm individuals’ different identities, strengths, or needs?
We sponsor an annual luncheon honoring grandparents raising grandchildren.
Inclusionary practices/activities utilized in your program:
Not Applicable
Participant Empowerment
None of the above
Mentoring Components
Mentors provide regular scheduled meetings with mentees
Opportunities to Privilege Voice
We hold monthly support groups for the grandparents.
Evaluation methods are used to substantiate the program’s outcomes:
average attendance to events, outreach partnerships, advisory board/external review/evaluation, program survey(s)
Anticipated participant outcomes for your program:
attendance, Other
Other: Completion of one year in program