Relatives as Parents Newsletter
Glenda Weaver
November 2011
Issue 44
208-769-7096
[email protected]
The North Idaho R.A.P.
Relatives/Grandparents as Parents Newsletter
Relatives As Parents Christmas Stockings
Contents
Adopt-A-Sock Program 1
RAP Christmas Party 1
Computers for Kids
2
Thanksgiving Meal
2
Nov. RAP Meeting
2
Christmas Parade
2
Affordable Medical
3
Thanksgiving Meal
3
R.A.P. Meetings
The 2nd Monday
of the month (at
the Jewett House
from Noon to 1:30
1501 E.
Lakeshore Dr.
Coeur dʼAlene
Child Care & a
light lunch will
be provided at
no cost.
November 10th
meeting will be
at CdʼA Library
Glenda Weaver
208-769-7096
208-964-0667 cell
Margo Peebles
208-667-0320
Prairie Avenue Christian Center is doing something special for Christmas for
children being raised by a relative other than their parents. They are adopting
and filling Christmas stockings with the name, age, sex and interests of a child
being raised by a relative that will be attached to the Christmas stocking. The
child that is being raised by relatives can be from 0 through any age, as long as
they still live with and are dependent upon the adult relative. We do not put
an age limit because some of these children are going to college and others are
“special needs” children/adults.
All relatives raising these relative children need to give me the names, ages,
sex and interest of your kids by November 19, 2011. You can email me this
information at [email protected], telephone me at 208-769-7096 or bring
this information to the next Relatives As Parents meeting on November 10,
2011 at the Coeur d’Alene Library(702 Front Ave, CdA). You do not have to be
a member of the “Coeur d’Alene Relatives As Parents group”. If you live
anywhere in North Idaho, Region 1, we welcome you to participate in our
Christmas “Adopt-A-Sock Program”. The Christmas stockings will be filled and
distributed at our December R.A.P. meeting held on December 8, 2011 at the
Jewett House. For more information call 208-769-7096 or 208-667-0320.
Annual Relatives As Parents Christmas Party
Come join us for our annual Christmas party on December 8, 2011. All
relatives raising relative children and their kids (all ages) in North Idaho
are welcome. This party is being held at the Jewett House, 1501 E.
Lakeshore Drive, in Coeur d’Alene on Thursday from noon to 2:00 pm. The
Christmas “Adopt-A-Sock” filled stockings will be distributed to the
guardians during the party. If you can not attend this party you can make
arrangements with me (769-7096) to pick up your stocking(s) at a later
date. If you live a distance from the Coeur d’Alene area the R.A.P.
representative in your area will make arrangements for you to pick up the
stockings.
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Computers For Kids, Inc.
Mission is to:
“Build healthy families
by promoting broadbased community
collaboration and
coordination to combine
resources to reduce
substance abuse,
increase literacy, and to
reduce the duplication of
services.”
Kootenai County Kin-Care
Committee c/o KACF
610 W. Hubbard, Ste.123
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
I don’t know if you are all familiar
with this program. CFK offers low cost
and free computers to kids from
Kindergarten through Highschool. This
program is based out of Boise, ID. In
order to get them to deliver to our area
they need enough applications to
justify the trip. If you are a relative
raising a relative child you can get help
with any fees for the computer by
contacting Glenda at 769-7096.
Mission of Kootenai County
Kin-Care Committee is to:
Advance Community Support for
a Safe and Nurturing
Environment for Children Raised
by Relatives.
Thursday, November 24, 2010
RAP Mission is to:
Make the world a
better place for those
children whose parents
are unable or unwilling
to assume the legal &
moral responsibilities
of parenthood.
Kin-Care Support Group
CFK offers children an exciting
opportunity to gain the necessary high
tech skills needed to join the
workforce as computer literate adults
to navigate in our complex electronic
world. The application is available on
their web page
http://www.cfkidaho.org/
You can also contact them at:
208-345-0346 or email at:
[email protected]
November Coeur d’Alene RAP Meeting at the Cd’A Library
The November 10, 2011 Coeur d’Alene Relatives As Parents Meeting
will meet at the Coeur d’Alene Library at noon. The Jewett House is
closed for the second week of November for maintenance. In December
the R.A.P. meetings will be back at the Jewett House. The library is
located at 702 E. Front Street in Coeur d’Alene. Bring your kids adopta-sock information to this meeting. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information call: Glenda 208-769-7096
Christmas Parade, Light Show & Fireworks
Christmas season will be officially
kicked off this year the day after
Thanksgiving. Coeur d’Alene comes
a live November 25, 2011. The
annual Christmas parade starts at
5:00 p.m. at 8th and Sherman
Avenue, downtown, Coeur d’Alene.
Bundle up and grab the kids for this
free entertainment and a great
tradition to start the Christmas
season. Our town offers the largest
floating light show extravaganza in
America, featuring over one million
lights and over 250 holiday displays.
The Coeur d’Alene Resort has the
world’s tallest living Christmas tree,
standing 161 feet and decorated
with more than 30,000 lights, will be
unveiled during Thanksgiving
weekend’s premier of the Holiday
Light Show at the Coeur d’Alene
Resort. This tree is over 120 years
old and is twice
the height of the New York City’s
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. A
fireworks display immediately follows the
Christmas parade. If you are chilled to the
bone after the parade and fireworks go
inside the resort and enjoy a hot cup of
chocolate and enjoy the Christmas
atmosphere and listen to the strolling
Christmas Carolers. The Coeur d’Alene
Resort also offers Holiday Cruises to the
North Pole. The cruise lasts about 40
minutes and the children absolutely love
this adventure. Adults are $14.75; Senior
Citizens are $13.75 and children 10 years
and under are free. These cruises are
nightly and go through December 31st.
November 2011
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Mountain View Family Medicine
Do you know a family with children who are struggling with no health
insurance or a high deductible? Dr. Bonine, in Sandpoint, believes that
every child deserves quality medical care. To be a child patient of Dr.
Bonine your insurance status doesn’t matter. Dr. Bonine offers well
child physicals, immunizations, developmental screenings and referral
services on Wednesday afternoons for $10.00. Once they have seen
your child for a well child appointment, they will care for your sick
child any day of the week for $10.00. This includes newborn care in
the hospital through the age of 18. No forms to fill out, no income
qualification, just good old fashioned care at a price families can
afford. Call today and ask for an “Every Child Appointment”.
Dr. Bonine
1309 Ponderosa Drive, Suite 103 (End of Division Street)
Sandpoint, Idaho
208-263-9545
Free Thanksgiving Community Dinner
Join us at the Fedora Pub &
Grille for Thanksgiving on
November 24, 2011 from 11am to
4 pm. Turkey and all the fixings
will be served at no cost to you
and your family. No cooking! You
get to enjoy a nice dinner at a
restaurant. The City Link Bus will
be running on schedule
Thanksgiving Day, so if you don’t
have a car, “catch the bus”!
Bus Stops:
Pick-ups/Drop-offs
11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm &
3pm.
• Target Parking Lot
• Michael D’s Restaurant
• St. Vincent’s in Cd’A
• St. Vincent’s in Post
Falls
Grandparents
Raising
Grandchildren
www.aarp.org
Idaho KINCARE
Coalition Mission:
“To promote
social and
legislative change
through education
and advocacy and
to provide the
social supports
needed by
grandparents and
other relatives
raising the
children in their
care”
Fedora Pub & Grille
1726 W. Kathleen
Coeur d’Alene, ID.
For more information call:
Jenny at 772-7541
The RAP/GAP
Mascot is the
turtle. The turtle,
like us and our
children, has a
hard shell to
protect it from
getting hurt, but
the inside is soft,
vulnerable and
loveable. We must
learn to stick our
heads out of our
shell and take a
chance.
Are You A Grandparent, Aunt, Uncle, Cousin or
Sibling Raising a Relative Child?
Join our RAP Group if you need a listening ear or
some new ideas. Meet us at the Jewett House
The CdA RAP Support Group meets
the second Thursday of the month
at:
Jewett House
1501 E. Lakeshore Drive
Coeur d’Alene, ID
RAP provides information & support
to kinship care givers through
sharing information and guest
speakers. We stay aware of the laws
and proposed legislation that impacts
kin care givers & children.
Child Care and a light lunch is
provided at no cost during our
meetings. The Jewett House provides
a warm homey atmosphere to visit,
listen, sound off, and learn new ideas
and resources. Our meetings start at
noon and go to 1:30, but you can
leave anytime you need. We
understand a lot of our members are
attending during their lunch hour and
others have appointments they need
to keep. Glenda Weaver 208-7697096
Glenda Weaver
3202 Wedgewood Loop
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83815
The Post Falls RAP Support Group meets
The first and 3rd Fridays of the month from 10
to 11:30 am at:
Head Start/Across from the library
106 West 9 th Street
Post Falls, ID.
Robbie Eaton 208-773-6164
The Rathdrum RAP Support Group meets
The second Wednesday of the month
from 9:30 to 11:30 at:
Early Mountain Head Start
14790 Kimo Court
Rathdrum. ID
Linda Stolley 208-712-3152