Extension
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| 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) | 7 |
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: M. Elizabeth Coots
Major Program: Grandparents and Grandchildren Together
The Woodford County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences partnered with the Woodford County Public School Family Resource Coordinators to offer a monthly support group for relatives raising children, mostly grandparents raising grandchildren. According to Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky, 6% of children throughout the Commonwealth are in the care of grandparents and other relatives – the highest in the nation. This statistic does not include those situations that are unre
