Kinship Support Services

Relatives as Parents Program Youth Programing 

As a complement to our support groups for relative caregivers, RAPP offers educational youth activities for school aged children. Held at the same time as conversations at our Poughkeepsie and Eastern Dutchess locations, RAPP youth are offered fun filled educational activities that promote communication, positive peer relationships skills, and facilitates a safe and welcoming space for discussion and growth. Participants have the opportunity to sharpen basic life skills while having fun with peers from similar life situations. By pairing the delivery of evidence-based educational lessons with a myriad of physical activities, RAPP Youth Program promotes the health of the whole child.

Topics for our RAPP youth groups include several activities that aim to connect youth with their physical and emotional environments. Programs will concentrate in the following areas:

• Food, Nutrition, and Wellness
• Financial Literacy
• Communication and Relationships
• Physical and Emotional Health
• Peer and Familial Relationships
• Community Involvement

Last updated August 14, 2023