Polices and Life Pathways of Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren in a Shifting Economy

• Falling Through the Cracks: The Unexpected Expenses of Raising Grandchildren
  Presented by: Sandra J. Bailey, Bethany N. Letiecq, Deborah Haynes

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Programmatic Intervention Strategies
  Presented by: Matt Kaplan

• Support for Grandparents: Economic Well-being and Other Policies
  Presented by: Tammy L. Henderson

Abstracts

Polices and Life Pathways of Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren in a Shifting Economy

Presented by: Sandra J. Bailey, Matt Kaplan, Tammy L. Henderson, Bethany N. Letiecq, Deborah Haynes, Whitney Brosi

In the past 20 years, researchers have documented the increasing number of grandparents rearing grandchildren and the impact on the well-being of the caregivers with little research focusing on the economic impacts. Research finds that grandparent caregivers face numerous financial challenges. This symposium examines the issues facing grandparents rearing grandchildren within a shifting economy using an ecological perspective beginning with a microsystem view of the family and ending with a macrosystem discussion of public policy.

Falling Through the Cracks: The Unexpected Expenses of Raising Grandchildren

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Programmatic Intervention Strategies

Support for Grandparents: Economic Well-being & Other Policies