'Encore parenting' is on the rise
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia, PA, USA
By WENDY RUDERMAN They call it "encore parenting" - the social trend of grandparents raising their grandchildren. And it's on the rise. ...

Taking on grand responsibilities
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre, PA, USA
Diana Morris Francis, of the Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley, gives advice to grandparents who are raising their grandchildren during a ...

Grandparents raising grandchildren attend informational conference
Citizens Voice - Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Glover was one of about 208 attendees of the “Raising Grandchildren” conference Friday at the Best Western Genetti Hotel and Convention Center, ...

HUD "Section 8" housing: The revenge of the Trailer Trash?
OpEdNews - Newtown, PA, USA
Grandparents raising their abandoned grandkids. Battered women running away from brutal spouses. Some homeless types. Redneck meth freaks. ...

The Tribune-Democrat and CNHI News Service
The Tribune-Democrat - Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
... despite their senior years personifies one of America’s fastest-growing and yet least-recognized demographic booms: Grandparents raising grandchildren. ...

Ronnie Polaneczky | Many relate to raising grandkids
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia, PA, USA
... return at any time and remove their children," says Buck, whose center last year provided services to 160 grandparents and other elders raising minor children. ...

Raising grandkids furthered children's careers
Sharon Herald - Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA
... While Ms. Caldwell talked fondly of her grandchildren, she still expressed concern at the phenomenon of grandparents raising a second generation.

Grandparents in charge
York Daily Record - York, PA, USA
... Pennsylvania. The number rose by 87 percent between 1991 and 2001. An estimated 7,600 grandparents are raising their grandchildren. ...

Ronnie Polaneczky | Many relate to raising grandkids
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
... She also has a huge struggle in front of her. Last week, I wrote about the challenges facing grandparents raising grandchildren. ...

A mom for the ages
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre, PA, USA
... The support group for grandparents raising their grandchildren meets the third Wednesday of each month. The next meeting is 6:30 ...

HEALTH NEWS
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
... 5. Mothers, fathers, grandparents raising grandchildren and foster parents can sign up for WIC on behalf of their children if they meet the income guidelines. ...

Grandparents’ role focus of WVIA show
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre, PA, USA
... Ralph Musto and Georgia Salazar, founder of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren who is raising her five grandchildren, ages 3, 4, 6, 7 and 11. ...

Musto: Grandparents raising kids need state help
Scranton Times-Tribune - Pennsylvania, USA
... Ms. Salazar’s testimony about the struggles of low-income grandparents who are raising their grandchildren came at a hearing state Sen. ...

Ronnie Polaneczky | Many relate to raising grandkids
Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia, PA, USA
... return at any time and remove their children," says Buck, whose center last year provided services to 160 grandparents and other elders raising minor children. ...