Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
A Growing Population of Caregivers
Raising the child of a relative can be challenging. It can also be rewarding. Grandparents are faced with a number of issues for which they may be totally unprepared. Those include but are not limited to legal, financial, housing, educational, physical and mental health issues. According to The Census Bureau, in Massachusetts grandparents raising their grandchildren increased by 30 percent over the last decade. In 2012, roughly 36,000 grandparents were raising their grandchildren.
Kinship Navigator Information
Kinship Navigator is a program of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that assists all kinship caregivers (grandparents and other relatives) with accessing services for themselves and the children they are raising. Access the Kinship Navigator here.Save
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