PLAINS TWP. — The hottest topic at the region’s annual Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Conference Friday has been simmering for more than a decade — the state funding system that’s supposed to help ...

About 6.7 million people age 30 and over lived with their grandchildren in 2021, according a U.S. Census Bureau repoprt last year. Nationally, about 32.7% of grandparents living with grandchildren ...

'Grandfamilies' are real and thriving–just differently. Fact checked by Sari Hitchins A pilot program in Alabama called "Grandparents as Parents", founded by Keith Lowhorne, supports grandparents who ...

Each generation has its own struggles and challenges. Even if the members of a certain generation don’t have everything in common, they often face collective challenges because of how they were raised ...

The number of grandparents raising their grandchildren has risen over the past decade. According to the American Society on Aging, over two million grandparents across the country are primary ...

In the United States, a significant number of children are being raised by their grandparents without parental involvement. As of September 2024, more than 2.4 million children are living in such ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A weekend Easter event in Indianapolis will shine a spotlight on a group often overlooked in the conversation about gun violence—grandparents raising their grandchildren. The ...

Health issues can weigh heavily during the holiday season, especially when money is tight. Co-pays, premiums, and prescription bills quickly add up. When you’re a grandparent looking after yourself, ...

SAN ANTONIO – If you’re a grandparent needing to relearn how to raise a young child, one Texas organization is stepping in to help. Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (TGRG) has a mission to ...

Hispanic grandparents in New Jersey took care of their grandchildren at a lower rate compared to their peers nationwide, according to the latest Census figures. There were 186,665 grandparents ...

Nearly 4 in 10 Black grandparents in New Jersey who lived with their grandchildren were responsible for them, according to the latest Census figures. Some 186,665 grandparents were living with their ...