Ohio Family Story: Grandfamilies…You Are Not Alone
“I got the phone call from the hospital that my baby was born,” said Pandora Pandora, a 2-time cancer survivor is a 65-year old mother to many. Pandora raised her children, then in her...
Family Stories / Grandfamilies / Stories From Ohio / Uncategorized
by nagy.8@osu.edu · Published November 24, 2020
“I got the phone call from the hospital that my baby was born,” said Pandora Pandora, a 2-time cancer survivor is a 65-year old mother to many. Pandora raised her children, then in her...
Family Stories / Grandfamilies / Stories From Ohio / Uncategorized
by wellman.87@osu.edu · Published October 29, 2020 · Last modified November 24, 2020
This story captures the experiences of an Ohio grandfamily. Due to the sensitive nature of the story, the name Brenda will be used in place of the grandmother’s real name. Forming Grandfamily A year ago, Brenda Moore and her husband...
Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School / Organizations for Families
by wellman.87@osu.edu · Published September 24, 2020 · Last modified February 22, 2021
The Ohio Grandparent Kinship Coalition is a statewide organization that provides information and networking for caregivers taking care of children other than their own when their parents are unable to care for them. They...
Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Families / For Schools / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School / Organizations for Families
by wellman.87@osu.edu · Published May 22, 2020 · Last modified November 20, 2020
This Ohio Fact Sheet from Grandfamilies.org (2017) provides information about the number of children in Ohio being raised by their grandparents. The Grandfamilies.org website also contains many useful resources for grandfamilies and those who...
Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School / Organizations for Families
by wellman.87@osu.edu · Published May 20, 2020 · Last modified November 20, 2020
If you are just starting to care for a grandchild and support their education, or you have been for awhile, you are definitely not alone. There are 100,000 or more grandparents in Ohio that...