Bill reintroduced in U.S. House to support grandparents raising grandchildren WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWLP) – U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) reintroduced the Grandfamily Housing Act, a bill to create a new, … [Read more...]
Family Matters: Multigenerational living is on the rise and here to stay
Family Matters: Multigenerational living is on the rise and here to stay. Our results are clear: multigenerational living is indeed on the rise in 2021, with more than 1 in 4 Americans (26%) living in a household with 3 or more generations. Given our finding in 2011 that 7 percent of Americans … [Read more...]
Coronavirus Relief Bill Includes $10 Million for Kinship Care Center
Coronavirus Relief Bill Includes $10 Million for Kinship Care Center All but unnoticed in news coverage of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package President Joe Biden signed on Thursday is $10 million to start up a technical assistance center to help relative caregivers who step up to fill … [Read more...]
Helping grandfamilies: Hassan, Collins say a bill is needed for ‘kinship caregivers’
Helping grandfamilies: Hassan, Collins say a bill is needed for 'kinship caregivers' WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced they have reintroduced the Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act to support kinship caregivers. These caregivers are … [Read more...]
NJ Kinship Connections – Spring 2021
Tax Benefits for Grandparents
Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren may not be aware of the many tax benefits they may be able to claim. Here is a brief FAQ about what’s at stake. … [Read more...]
Quick Reference Mental Health Guide
Quick Reference Mental Health Guide The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact every aspect of our lives. This public health emergency has presented unprecedented challenges to our schools and communities. In June, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) released The Road Back: Restart and … [Read more...]
Providing Respite Supporting People and Families Across the Lifespan
Providing Respite Supporting People and Families Across the Lifespan Defining Respite Respite is a service that offers a short-term break for caregivers that regularly provide support to a child, adult, or senior family member with a disability or chronic health care need. Respite may be … [Read more...]
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information for 2021
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Information for 2021: Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 1.3 percent in 2021. The 1.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 64 million … [Read more...]
African American Grandfamilies
African American Grandfamilies Both inside and outside the child welfare system, the probability that African American children will live in grandfamilies is more than double that of the overall population, with one in five African American children living in grandfamilies at some point during … [Read more...]
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