Grandcares program offered in Havre

Press release

Family Connections, in collaboration with Montana State University’s Hill County Extension, will be presenting Grandcares at District 4 Human Resources Development Council in Havre beginning Oct. 2.

The free, six-week strengths-based workshop series will provide information for grandparents, kinship caregivers and child care providers on taking better care of themselves; reducing stress; caregiver guilt, anger and depression; communicating effectively; and setting goals and problem solving.

The dates for the workshops are Oct, 2, 9, 16 and Nov. 7, 14, and 20.

Each workshop is approximately two hours and scheduled from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Refreshments will be provided. The registration deadline is Sept. 24.

People who miss the registration deadline can still call anyway as space may be available.

To register, or questions, people can contact Tammy Phelps or Laura Wren at Family Connections at, 406-761-6010, or Jasmine Carbajal at MSU Extension Hill County, 265-5481, ext. 2333.