Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Kinship Care

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Kinship Care

Mary’s* journey navigating “the system” started years ago. She had left her son in the care of a babysitter and after a few months, noticed a change in her son’s behavior. It’s a feeling every parent dreads – connecting the ...

OHA Grant & Kinship Caregivers Age 55+

This episode of “It Takes A Village” discusses Kinship Community Connections for Caregivers over the age of 55. The panel presents the definition of “kinship families” as well as: • Describes the goals of the grant provided to the Village for...
An Open Letter to Kinship Families

An Open Letter to Kinship Families

You turned your life inside out and upside down. You ignored the voice in your head that was shouting, “I can’t do this! I am too old for this! I don’t want to do this!” You didn’t have enough room, but you made room. You didn’t have enough money, but you stretched...
Tears In The Morning

Tears In The Morning

For the first eight months of his life, my grandson spent 24 hours per day, seven days a week with his mother. Together constantly, he bonded deeply with her. Unfortunately, I don’t think the reverse was true. At two months of age, she wanted to leave him with me and...
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