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Cape May Court House, NJ – Rutgers Cooperative Extension Family and Community Health Sciences Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group will hold a meeting on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 5pm to 6:30pm at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, 355 Courthouse-South Dennis Road, Cape May Court House, New Jersey. The building is handicapped accessible.
Anneliese Kuemmerle, MS, RDN, FCHS Program Associate II for Cape May County, oversees the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program that meets 10 months each year providing information and support to Cape May County grandparents who are raising their grandchildren.
The October program will feature a talk on Financial Wellness. The presenter will be Troy Anthony Anderson, Ed.D., University of Maryland Extension. “Grandparents raising their grandchildren learn that love has a price tag. Often our grandparents are retired, or nearing retirement age and unexpected expenses can be a challenge,” said Kuemmerle.
New families are always welcome at the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren caregiver wellness group. The program is specifically designed for grandparents or relatives who have full-time responsibility for raising their grandchildren or kin.
Childcare will be provided for the grandchildren, and a light supper will be served at 5pm with the program following at 5:30pm. There is no charge for this program, however, advanced registration is required by October 16, 2026. Please email brooke.chiera@co.cape-may.nj.us or call (609) 465-5115, ext. 3609 for more information or to register for the program.
Support for this program is provided by the Cape May County Board of County Commissioners, the Cape May County Division of Aging and Disability Services, and Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County educational programs are offered to all without regard to race, religion, color, age, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
