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Across the nation, more than 390,000 children rely on foster care. However, a shortage of licensed foster homes is creating a national crisis. While official foster care cases are carefully tracked, many informal examples of kinship care aren’t part of the data. For this Us & Them episode, we hear the experiences of those who’ve been part of the foster care system.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Jim Justice announced an initiative that will provide a $150 voucher for back-to-school supplies to all vaccinated grandfamilies in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis Us & Them episode, which was recently honored with a 2021 National Edward R. Murrow award, examines: How can society support grandparents who are raising the children of their drug-addicted children?
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them host Trey Kay speaks with West Virginian grandparents about the challenges of raising grandchildren during COVID-19. He also talks with Bonnie Dunn, director of West Virginian State University’s “Healthy Grandfamilies” program and Ana Beltran, co-director of National Center on Grandfamilies.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn this episode, we explore how chemical addictions and the opioid crisis have divided millions of U.S. families. An addicted parent can abandon responsibilities for their children, and when a grandparent steps in, it creates a new kind of family structure some call a grandfamily. It’s a generational divide.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAt the Kanawha County circuit court, the Roberts family is celebrating. Today, Andy and Debbie have adopted their grandchildren, Preston, age 6, and…
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