Arts Jun 09 'Grandfamilies' spotlights grandparents stepping in to raise children By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins
Arts Oct 01 Watch 3:47 Why a grandmother and grandson are visiting every U.S. national park 92-year-old Joy Ryan and her grandson Brad Ryan have spent the past seven years crisscrossing the U.S. with the goal of visiting every national park. “Grandma Joy’s Road Trip,” as they call it on social media, began after Brad found… By Harry Zahn, Claire Mufson, Solveig Rennan
Nation Oct 26 Indiana city offers stand-in 'grandparents' to new residents Greensburg, 50 miles southeast of Indianapolis, will offer $5,000 to people who relocate there, in addition to providing a free babysitting service for parents as part of a new "Grandparents on Demand" program. By Casey Smith, Associated Press/Report for America
Nation Feb 23 Watch 7:29 Raising children for a second time, 'grandfamilies' struggle during the pandemic More and more older adults are raising kids for the second time around because of illness, incarceration, addiction, or any number of reasons. And since the start of the pandemic, almost 40 percent of "grandfamilies" say they struggle to pay… By Stephanie Sy, Diane Lincoln Estes
Nation May 03 Watch 7:20 For Lesley Stahl, 'Becoming Grandma' was better than she imagined You can’t know how amazing it feels to be a grandmother until it happens to you, says Lesley Stahl, longtime 60 Minutes correspondent and author of a new book, "Becoming Grandma." With her personal transformation, she began to investigate her… By PBS News Hour
Feb 16 More grandparents raising their grandchildren By Alejandra Cancino, Associated Press Nationwide, 2.7 million grandparents are raising grandchildren, and about one-fifth of those have incomes that fall below the poverty line, according to census figures. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch In rural West Virginia, schools help grandparents who are parenting for the second time By PBS News Hour Continue watching