Wisconsin Resources

Adapting GRAND to Include Local Resources

Starting the Adapting Process

Developing a county or community resource list is not an easy task. It takes time and resources. To assist in developing a county resource guide for grandparents and relatives, the Milwaukee County GRAND Resource Guide was created so it could be easily adapted. To facilitate adapting GRAND, we have developed questions to help you think about your options and the editing process.

Adapting GRAND

The first section of each chapter contains numerous questions with answers. The answers are not county specific so are applicable to all Wisconsin counties. To access the question and answer segment of each GRAND chapter, click on questions and answers.  They are available only as PDF documents and cannot be modified.

The second section of each GRAND chapter (local resources) needs to be edited as it lists local resources. The resource section of each chapter is availabel in two template formats. Review each template and determine which one will work best for your county situation. The templates can be downloaded and are in MS Word. The templates are:

1. Template one - Existing Milwaukee County GRAND chapter sections. Edit by taking out the Milwaukee County-specific information and resources not available in your county. As you edit the resources, we suggest that the national and state resources be kept in the guide because they provide valuable information to grandparents and relatives. Click Template One for this option.
2. Template two - Revised Milwaukee County GRAND Resource lists. This template has deleted Milwaukee County-specific information so your county-specific information can be inserted. It contains national and state resources with a description of the resource. Many of the statewide resources are located in Milwaukee. Some of the resources in this template may need to be removed if they are not available in your county. Also, review the various descriptions of organizations and agencies to make sure they are correct for your county. If not, change them to better reflect services provided in your community. Click Template Two for this option.
   
   If these templates don’t meet your county's needs, feel free to develop resource lists that can be used with each chapter or one resource list that can be used with every chapter.
3. Besides localizing the resource list for each chapter, the following need to be adapted:
   • Title Page - insert county name
   • Local contributors list - A page to acknowledge individuals/agencies who helped adapt GRAND locally.

Promoting GRAND

To help promote GRAND locally, a one-page promotional flyer has been developed for distribution with newsletters, at libraries, family resource centers, local aging offices, human services offfices, UW-Extesnion offices and other public sites. To edit the promotional flyer, click promotional flyer. To assist in promoting the use of local resources, the GRAND Resource website will provide contact information for counties who have adapted it. Inorder to post county contact information, please complete the county contact information form.