Tuesday, July 5, 2011

State Fact Sheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children

State Fact Sheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children

Fact Sheet

October 2007

More than six million children - approximately 1 in 12 - are living in households headed by grandparents (4.5 million children) or other relatives (1.5 million children). In many of these homes, grandparents (approximately 2.4 million) and other relatives are taking on primary responsibility for the children’s needs. Often they assume this responsibility without either of the child’s parents present in the home.

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