The number of grandparents raising grandchildren is up, thanks in part to the opioid epidemic
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
In order to serve this hidden population, the Senior Services Department in Clayton County, Georgia — where Eschman has raised her grandchildren — started the Kinship Care Program in 2003. Maybe then they’ll get a mobile home and just take off. That’s a common restriction nationwide. To me, they’re my family and that’s it,” Banks said.
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