How the pandemic is impacting children and families Sunday, March 14, 2021 4:00 AM (StatePoint) More than 2.7 million American children are growing up in grandfamilies families in which grandparents, other adult family members, or close family friends are raising children. A new report highlights how the pandemic has amplified their unique challenges, and offers solutions to better serve them.
The report, “Facing a Pandemic: Families Living Together During COVID-19 and Thriving Beyond” authored by the non-profit Generations United and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Casey Family Programs, points out that at a time when older adults are being cautioned to keep their distance from children because of the heightened risk of infection and death from COVID-19, for grandfamilies, that distance is impossible. Advocates point out that these caregivers are the first line of defense for children during the pandemic, having stepped in when
(StatePoint) More than 2.7 million American children are growing up in grandfamilies families in which grandparents, other adult family members, or close family friends are raising children. A new
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