In this video, Angela Provenzano, OSU Occupational Therapy doctoral student and Statewide Family Engagement Center intern, talks about the experiences of grandparents when they become caregivers to their grandchildren. From her own family experience...
Communication / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Grandfamilies / Learning at Home / Social Emotional / Transitions
In this podcast, Angela Provenzano, OSU doctoral student in Occupational Therapy shares her personal grandfamily story and her experience leading a support group for Ohio kinship caregivers. Dr. Barbara Boone of the Ohio Statewide...
Child Well-being / Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School / OhSFEC Family Resource / OhSFEC School Resource / Recommended Reading
The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center’s GrandUnderstandings project is designed to provide resources to assist grandfamilies and the educators who support them. Our resource hub contains an infographic for families, a research brief for...
“If you suddenly find yourself raising your grandkids, you are not alone. There are 70 million grandparents living in the United States. More than 1 in 10 grandparents have a grandchild living with them,...
Community Partnerships / Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School / Organizations for Families
Do you have grandparents or other kinship caregivers raising children in your school community who have outstanding needs? Research suggests that when the financial and social needs of grand and kinship families are met,...
“I got the phone call from the hospital that my baby was born,” said Pandora Pandora, a 2-time cancer survivor is a 65-year old mother to many. Pandora raised her children, then in her...
This story captures the experiences of an Ohio grandfamily. Due to the sensitive nature of the story, the name Brenda will be used in place of the grandmother’s real name. Forming Grandfamily A year ago, Brenda Moore and her husband...
Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School / Organizations for Families
The Ohio Grandparent Kinship Coalition is a statewide organization that provides information and networking for caregivers taking care of children other than their own when their parents are unable to care for them. They...
Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Families / For Schools / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School / Organizations for Families
This Ohio Fact Sheet from Grandfamilies.org (2021) provides information about the number of children in Ohio being raised by their grandparents. The Grandfamilies.org website also contains many useful resources for grandfamilies and those who...
Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School / Organizations for Families
If you are just starting to care for a grandchild and support their education, or you have been for awhile, you are definitely not alone. There are 100,000 or more grandparents in Ohio that...
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