This report shines a light on the challenges grandfamilies face and the incredible service they provide our country. It includes an infographic that shows 7.8 million children live in grandfamilies, where grandparents or other relatives are the householders. Nearly one-third of children in all grandfamilies do not have their parents living with them in the home. About 2.7 million grandparents are responsible for most of the basic needs of grandchildren living with them.
The state of grandfamilies in America: 2014
The number of youth in foster care who are raised by grandparents and relatives increased from 23% to 27% in one decade.
Fuente: Generations United, December 2014.
Fuente: Generations United, December 2014.