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Strain on 'grandfamilies': Grandparents raising grandkids face high levels of food insecurity
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThese were supposed to be the relaxing years for Mercedes Bristol, a 68-year-old grandmother in San...
If you are a grandparent raising your grandkids, there is help available
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoDEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Are there any programs that you can refer me to that financially help...
Christmas Appeal: Disabled grandparents raising eight grandchildren need holiday help
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKINGSVILLE — Years after the roof of her longtime home caved on top of her and her sleeping grandson...
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren conference spotlights families' needs
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 21—PLAINS TWP. — Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski on Friday said grandparents are raising grandchildren due to various reasons, and he shared proposals that he and some of his colleagues are promoting ...
For grandfamilies, life can be filled with sacrifices, love and bittersweet holidays
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBradley and Bonita Vinson had been happily empty nesting for 12 years when the fallout from a family...
Letters to the editor
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAid to grandparents raising grandkids 2.6 million. That's the number of grandparents raising grandchildren and other kin in the United States. That’s...
Schools seeing increase in grandparents raising grandchildren
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 24—Nancy Hayes, a 66-year-old Daviess County resident, is raising four grandchildren — a 17-year-old, a 16-year-old and twin 3-year-olds. Prior to the four she is raising now, she raised ...
Parenting the second time around
Alamogordo Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt has been said that grandparents are a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend. For many grandparents, the role of parent...
How Step Up Parents helped a York grandmother keep the lights on for her grandkids
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoYORK, Maine — Devon Bergeron was in a tight spot and needed help. With the costs of utilities on the...
Texas lowers barrier for food stamps, but many still won’t qualify
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA new state law increases what SNAP applicants’ vehicles can be worth before they’re disqualified...