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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...
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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...
States shift toward kin-first foster care
Stateline via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen Victoria Gray and her husband took in their grandchild in 1993, there wasn’t a catchall term to explain the difficult task ahead. They just did the...
Legislation would help grandparents raising grandchildren get legal help
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 27—WILKES-BARRE — State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski Tuesday said there are an estimated 202,000 children in Pennsylvania living in households that are headed by their grandparents or other ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Bill OBoyle: Bill would help Grandparents Raising Children live in affordable housing
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 7—U.S. Sen. Bob Casey this week said more than 2.7 million children in the United States are being raised by grandparents and other relatives. Casey, D-Scranton, said the Bipartisan Grandfamily ...
