A “GrandRally” is being held today (Thursday) in Washington, DC to call for better policies to support the 2.5 million grandparents who are raising their children’s kids.
The National Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights says that as of 2010, nearly 8 million children nationwide were living with relatives. This includes 147,000 children in Arizona.
Public News Service reports that about 10 times as many children are being cared for by grandparents as are in foster care. The group is urging that programs like Social Security be strengthened, and benefits be extended to reach more children in care of “grand-families.”
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