DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Are there any programs that you can refer me to that financially help grandparents who are raising their grandkids? I’m raising two of my grandchildren and could use some help. DEAR ...

'Grandfamilies' are real and thriving–just differently. Fact checked by Sari Hitchins A pilot program in Alabama called "Grandparents as Parents", founded by Keith Lowhorne, supports grandparents who ...

Of all the costs associated with child-rearing, childcare is often the biggest piece of the pie. When grandparents are willing and able to pitch in, it can be a big relief. But not all families have ...

Grandparents bring history, hugs, and usually a bag of surprises. Sometimes they bring strong opinions about how things “should” be done, but you know what you want for your child’s routine. You are ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - It’s a problem becoming too common, when parents are no longer able to care for their children. This ...

PLAINS TWP. — The hottest topic at the region’s annual Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Conference Friday has been simmering for more than a decade — the state funding system that’s supposed to help ...

States should tap more federal dollars and redesign their welfare programs to help grandparents and other relatives who are raising millions of children whose parents can no longer care for them, says ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Dolorez Cobb-Jones, a former teacher and principal in the Harrisburg and Lancaster school districts, said that she noticed an issue while conducting parent conferences and meeting ...

Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is a local non-profit with the goal of helping all grandparents in situations where they need to raise their grandchildren. “In Texas, there are 266,000 ...

Shelia Johnson with a photo of the three grandchildren she raised. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us ...