National Grandparents Day is just around the corner but the non-profit organization Duet: Partners In Health & Aging celebrates older adults every day.

It also offers support groups for grandparents raising grandchildren in person in Phoenix and other locations in the Valley and online. National Grandparents Day is on Friday, Sept. 10.

Duet partners with Televeda through its Duet at Home program, a virtual platform that provides free events and focuses on diverse activities including Bingo, Tai chi, yoga and painting. You can register for classes by visiting https://live.televeda.com.

Virtual support groups for grandparents raising grandchildren will be delivered this month and in October. The groups will meet online from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15; from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16 and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25. These virtual gatherings also will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20; from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21 and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23.

Caregivers can learn how to talk to children and teens about underage drinking during Power of Parents, a virtual workshop on Zoom from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. TERROS will present information and those who attend will have a chance to win a gift card. Reservations for the workshop must be made by Friday, Oct. 1. You can RSVP to Lisa McCormick at 602-274-5022, ext. 114 or by emailing her at mccormick@duetaz.org.

The Arizona Grandparents Ambassadors and Kinship Families will hold the virtual AZGA Summit 2021 at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11. It will give kinship families a chance to network with other families and provide resources on resiliency and other topics. To register, visit https://azchildren.salsalabs.org/azgasummit2021/index.html.

To learn more about Duet’s program for grandparents raising grandchildren, visit https://duetaz.org.