BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Anchorage Children’s Home has received a $20,000 gift from the Carillon Beach Chapel. The money will help renovate the McKelvey home located on Panama City Beach. The Mcelvey Home supports Anchorage’s Stop Now & Plan, or SNAP program. SNAP helps parents and aggressive, anti-social 6-to-11-year-olds manage their child’s emotions. “It’s […]
Bay District Schools working to bridge generation gap in local families Gretchen Kernbach
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -
Bridging Generations: a program designed to help grandparents find their way raising their grandkids.
“It is something we’re seeing a lot of and that’s what kind of started this. We were dealing with a situation one day we’re trying to work through, and my SRD says there needs to be something out there so these grandparents know what resources are available for them,” Surfside Middle School Principal Matt Pitts said.
Bay District Schools officials said nearly 1,100 students are being raised by someone other than their biological parents.