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‘We don’t have resources left.’ Grandparents are giving up retirement to raise their grandchildren.
MarketWatch via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoMercedes Bristol with four of her five grandchildren. - Courtesy: Mercedes Bristol. Mercedes Bristol...
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...
Christmas Appeal: Disabled grandparents raising eight grandchildren need holiday help
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKINGSVILLE — Years after the roof of her longtime home caved on top of her and her sleeping grandson...
For grandfamilies, life can be filled with sacrifices, love and bittersweet holidays
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 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· 11 months agoA new state law increases what SNAP applicants’ vehicles can be worth before they’re disqualified...
Conference shares digital safety tips, resources with grandparents raising children
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAmanda and Steve Carrion raised their four children in the 1980s and 1990s. Years later, the...
Modern Grandmothers Are Young, Sexy, Breaking Stereotypes
The Today Show via AOL· 2 years agoMost grandmothers these days aren't knitting in rocking chars — they're sassy matriarchs, social...
"I Know I Did the Right Thing, Even on the Hard Days"
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA decade ago, Mercedes Bristol went from abuela to parent. She reflects on her experiences and work...
Snack Pak 4 Kids launches Tillie Project to help elderly with kids
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSnack Pak 4 Kids announced the official launch of the Tillie Project, funded by a $255,000 donation...
'Paradise': What my Cuban grandparents taught me about the promise of America
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhat are the first thoughts that pop into your head when you think of the United States? For some,...