135 What Are Grandfamilies?
Grandfamilies is a term used to describe families that comprise of grandparents raising grandchildren. Parents of the children being raised by grandparents, close family friends, great-grandparents or other relatives may not be in a position to take care of their children. Some of the reasons that may make a parent unable or unwilling to take care of the child include instability, death, illness and substance abuse. The responsibility of raising [...]