Extension
It Starts With Us
| 2034 - Grandparents and Grandchildren Together | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2034.1) | 15 |
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) | 15 |
Number of individuals (grandparent or relative) reporting improved personal skills (such as effective strategies for raising a grandchild or a relative) |
| 2034.3) | 15 |
Number of individuals (grandparents or relatives raising a child) who sought support from local community organizations and/or its individual members |
| 2034.4) | 15 |
Number of individuals who extended any type of support to another grandparent or relative raising a child |
| 2034.5) | 15 |
Number of individuals who accessed community resources to find assistance when needed |
Author: Sherri Broderick
Major Program: Grandparents and Grandchildren Together
According to Childrens, Inc, Kentucky has over 100,000 children under the age of eighteen (18) living with their grandparents or other relatives. As one of the highest rates of children in care of grandparents and other relatives over 85,000 live with their grandparents, while 21,000 live with other relatives. Kentucky continually ranks as one of the highest states of children living with grandparents or loved ones. The number of grandparents in Gallatin County raising grandchildren
