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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Alabama: Challenges, Support, and Practical Guidance

September 19, 2025 by Madeline Sharpe

Many grandparents in Alabama have stepped into a parenting role when their children are unable to do so—whether due to illness, substance abuse, incarceration, or other challenging circumstances. This arrangement, often called “kinship care” or “grandfamilies,” brings tremendous love and stability for grandchildren. But it also carries unique challenges. Below, we explore what grandparents face, … Read more

Grand Families: Financial Impact Of Raising Grandchildren

October 6, 2025July 2, 2015 by grandmagazine

BY JAIA PETERSON LENT – Generations United You did what you were supposed to do. You’ve been saving for retirement. It’s all planned. In just a few years, you can start traveling, relaxing, and spontaneously visiting your grandchildren. Then, at midnight, the phone rings. Your child is in trouble. Your grandchildren can’t stay with their parents. … Read more

Retirement: The Gift that Keeps Giving … or Not

March 20, 2026December 23, 2013 by Elyse Pellman

By Elyse Pellman | Is your family sucking your retirement funds dry? A new study reveals how family financial interdependencies affect us in the years leading to and through retirement. | [hr style=”single”] For centuries, Americans have demonstrated a profound commitment to our families, expressing how much we care about them and their well-being with … Read more

When a Child Is Removed from the Parents’ Home

April 5, 2013 by grandmagazine

Kinship care options and advice for grandparents of kids in the child-welfare system By Cathleen J. Newbanks The Fostering Connections Act (2009) mandates that child-welfare workers locate and contact relatives within 30 days of a child being removed from the custody of their parent(s). Research has shown that children removed from their family home … Read more