Services available in North Dakota include:

County Social Services Offices are the first point of contact for families who need economic assistance, child welfare services, supportive services for elderly or disabled individuals, children's special health services, or help locating other local resources and programs.

Resources and programs that may be especially helpful to grandparents raising grandchildren include:

North Dakota Department of Human Services:

• Child Care Assistance Program: 800-755-2716 or 701-328-2332
• Family Caregiver Support Program: 800-451-8693
• Foster Care Program: 701-328-4934
• Kinship Care Program: 701-328-1715
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: 800-755-2716 or 701-328-2065
• Food Stamps Program: 800-755-2716 or 701-328-2328
• North Dakota Senior Info-Line: 800-451-8693
• Subsidized Guardianship Program: 701-328-3581
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): 800-755-2716 or 701-328-2332

Children and Family Services Training Center (UND): 701-777-3442

Health Insurance for Children: 877-KIDS NOW / 877-543-7669

Legal Services of North Dakota - Centralized Intake Office: 800-634-5263

Lifeline and Link-Up Telephone Services: 800-366-6888 or 701-328-2400

Prescription Assistance Program (PAP): 877-460-9996

Data and Discussions:

Publication Resources for Grandparents as Caregivers:

• NDKC annual Overview of children's well-being in North Dakota
• NDKC Inform Fact Sheets:
  • See Family Fact Sheets
    • Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (July 2005)
• Grandparents as Caregivers are covered in the NDSDC report:
  • Grandparents as Caregivers in North Dakota, 2002: Outreach and Phone Surveys

Interactive Data Resources for Grandparents as Caregivers:

• Data Center
• Census Data Online

Other Data on the Web:

• U.S. Census Bureau
  • Census 2000: Relevant SF-3 data tables on American FactFinder, which can be accessed at a variety of geographic levels, include: PCT8 (Grandparents Responsible for Grandchildren, including Length of Time) and PCT9 (Grandparents Responsible for Grandchildren, including Household Relationship)
  • Grandparents and Grandchildren Data Page