Clawson Youth Assistance to Host 'Grandparents Raising Grandchildren'

Clawson Youth Assistance will host the seminar 'Grandparents Raising Grandchildren' at 6 p.m. Monday at the .

Attendees will have a chance to learn about free available resources in the community, connect with grandparents who are also raising their grandchildren and understand the dynamics and challenges with grandparents raising grandchildren.

The guest speaker of the program is Elaine Williams, author of The Sacred Work of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren.

Liz Carnegie, an intern for the city of Clawson, said she collaborated with Mayor Penny Luebs to organize the program for community outreach. Last week, there was an anti-bullying program with guest speaker Cindy Hilley, a provisional trainer from the Olweus Bully Prevention Program.

Carnegie said she wanted to plan workshops that would be influential with topics many families can relate to.

"We just thought that those were two topics that were important to people in Clawson," Carnegie said last week.

Carnegie said her goal is to continue hosting programs that will benefit Clawson families.

"We hope to do more of these coming up," Carnegie said. "It’s just a really good way for the community to get involved."

Children are welcome to attend the workshop. This event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be provided.