Extension
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| 2034 - Grandparents and Grandchildren Together | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2034.1) | 85 |
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) | 65 |
Number of individuals (grandparent or relative) reporting improved personal skills (such as effective strategies for raising a grandchild or a relative) |
| 2034.3) | 45 |
Number of individuals (grandparents or relatives raising a child) who sought support from local community organizations and/or its individual members |
| 2034.4) | 20 |
Number of individuals who extended any type of support to another grandparent or relative raising a child |
| 2034.5) | 65 |
Number of individuals who accessed community resources to find assistance when needed |
Author: Peggy Jones
Major Program: Grandparents and Grandchildren Together
Relatives and Grandparents raising other’s children!The Rowan County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences collaborated with the Rowan County Public School Family Resource Coordinators, State and local police, Pathways and Legal Aid to offer a two-day workshop to educate and support 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
