Extension
It Starts With Us
| 2034 - Grandparents and Grandchildren Together | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2034.1) | 14 |
Number of individuals (grandparent or relative) reporting improved personal knowledge (such as enhanced knowledge of the various roles and levels of responsibility that grandparents and relatives play within their families; knowledge of a child’s developmental levels and developmentally appropriate playthings or activities) |
| 2034.2) | 9 |
Number of individuals (grandparent or relative) reporting improved personal skills (such as effective strategies for raising a grandchild or a relative) |
| 2034.3) | 14 |
Number of individuals (grandparents or relatives raising a child) who sought support from local community organizations and/or its individual members |
| 2034.4) | 11 |
Number of individuals who extended any type of support to another grandparent or relative raising a child |
| 2034.5) | 14 |
Number of individuals who accessed community resources to find assistance when needed |
Author: Karen Denniston
Major Program: Grandparents and Grandchildren Together
According to Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky, 6% of children in the Commonwalth are being raised by a grandparent or other relative. This is one of the highest in the nation. The Bourbon County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences partnered with the Bourbon County and Paris Independent Schools Family Resource Coordinators to develop a monthly support meeting for relatives as parents (RAP). The interest in the development of this group was based on the increasing numbers of pho
