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Category Archives: Advocacy
Granderparents
Usually grandparents get to be softies with their grandkids, but this video tells the real story of a brave couple who is raising their granddaughter as their own. In doing so, they rediscovered that parenting takes both softness and strength. … Continue reading
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Reposting a Sun-Sentinel article from a few years ago – even more sobering today, as the numbers have continued to climb for both Kinship Care and Relative Care! New Census Bureau figures show the number of South Florida grandparents raising their grandchildren skyrocketed … Continue reading
Sobering information, courtesy of the Robert Wood Johnson Founation
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US Census Bureau Facts & Figures: “Grandparents As Caregivers” Links
A brief sample of information and links on the US Census Bureau’s Grandparent statistics page. Find much more here. 7 million The number of grandparents whose grandchildren under the age of 18 were living with them in 2011. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, … Continue reading
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Grandparents Step Up, Save Families
Strong coverage by CNN as part of their “Hero” profiles: André de Toledo, who’s daughter Nikki de Toledo, after years of struggling with depression, killed herself with a prescription drug overdose when she was 27. Nikki didn’t leave a suicide note, but she … Continue reading
More Child Left Behind…
Pathetic and scary information via the Washington Post Local website blog: a list of the forty-three education programs — including those that promote literacy, teacher development and dropout prevention — that have have been targeted for elimination in a Republican-sponsored bill in … Continue reading
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May is National Foster Care Month
May is National Foster Care Month, a time designed to raise awareness about what foster parents do and why they’re needed. According to statistics from the Florida Department of Children and Families, there are just under 19,000 children in out-of-home … Continue reading
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Honor Moms Around the World
This Mother’s Day, and beyond, you can honor the Moms of the world as part of the “To Mama With Love” campaign. Check out the action on Twitter at #tomamawithlove, or join their love bomb team by creating a heartspace in … Continue reading
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Nothing to Smile About
Latest evidence of Florida’s callous disregard for the health and well-being of its children: Florida ranks last in the country in providing dental care for children on Medicaid. In 2008, only 23.5 percent of those enrolled in the program, ages 18 and under, saw … Continue reading
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