Grandfamilies

“Across the United States, almost 7.8 million children are living in homes where grandparents or other relatives are the householders, with more than 5.8 million children living in grandparents’ homes and nearly 2 million children living in other SENIOR-SERVICESrelatives’ homes…[I]n a unique national partnership, AARP, Brookdale Foundation Group, Casey Family Programs, Child Welfare League of America, Children’s Defense Fund and Generations United have created the GrandFacts: State Fact Sheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children.”

Read more and get fact sheets for your state here. The fact sheets include information about support services, resources, programs, benefits, laws and policies available in to help grandparents and others successfully fulfill their caregiving role.

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