Grandfamilies – Overcoming Isolation and Loss By Dr. Deborah Langosch, LCSW As we welcome and adjust to this time of re-entry from the pandemic, it’s an opportunity to identify where
Valuing Vaccines Across Generations BY DONNA BUTTS AND JAIA PETERSON LENT “When you live through things like that, you say, ‘We got to do what we can to keep our
Finding a home BY ANA BELTRAN AND JAIA LENT After taking on the responsibility of raising her granddaughter, Magdalena discovered her rental home had extremely high lead levels. Rather than
The Magic Behind Generations United BY ALAN KING In a controversial journal cover, a young person and an older person, dressed in battle fatigues, stood back to back. They each
Adoption and guardianship for grandfamilies BY JAIA PETERSON LENT Magdalena never expected to be an adoptive parent. But her world turned upside down five years ago when, in her mid-50’s,
A Chance To Help Generations United “…the [Generations United] Conference…[was] a chance for both [my granddaughter] and I to present. This is one of the best things that have happened
Self Care For Grandfamilies BY Diane Roznowski “Because my grandson was in so much pain after my daughter left him all my focus was on helping him. I never had the
Love Without Borders: Grandfamilies and Immigration BY JAIA LENT As a teenager, Juan[ii] escaped abuse in his home in Guatemala and fled to the United States. After being detained at
Grandfamilies – celebrating the holidays For the 2.6 million grandparents raising their grandchildren across the U.S. the holidays can be a time for both celebration and pain. BY JAIA LENT
Love Through Generations and Across Oceans by Jacqueline Corsatea Metz Who would have thought that nearly 100 years ago, a tiny Romanian woman from a remote Romanian village would start a new
Do Something GRAND for GRANDparents Day GRAND Media is proud to join Generations United and the national partners to bring attention to grandparents all over the world and the amazing
Being a Grandparent Is Not Always Rosy A friend just forwarded this article from The Atlantic to me and I just had to share. There is a lot of information
BY JAIA PETERSON LENT Twenty-two years ago, a recent graduate with the Bachelors of Social Work, I was handed one of my first Child Protective Services cases as a full fledged
Helping Grandchildren Who Have Experienced Trauma By Jaia Peterson Lent “One thing I have noticed is that most people go to grandma’s house and get spoiled, but for me, it
Grandparents: A Safety Net for Kids Recently, the President declared the opioid epidemic a national crisis. This long-overdue step is critical. But to 2.6 million grandparents raising grandchildren across the country, it
Caring for yourself is caring for your grandchild BY JAIA LENT Your grandbaby needs you. Research shows that children who have a strong relationship with a consistent, caring adult in
Our GRANDPartner for GRANDParents, Generations United, provides the latest and most accurate information about grandparents raising grandchildren in our country. Below is a listing by state. Find your state and see
Thanks to Generations United, here is the updated Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Resources By State: Working together, Generations United, The Brookdale Foundation Group, AARP, ABA Center on Children and the Law, Casey Family Programs, ChildFocus, Child
The 2017 Dr. Arthur Kornhaber GRAND ADVOCACY Award Nature has made it so that every time a child is born, a grandparent is born too. The new grandparent inherits the
By Jaia Lent “For my 50th birthday, I got a two-year-old. My story isn’t unique. The opioid epidemic has devastated communities all over the country. It doesn’t discriminate against age, race,