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January 14, 2022

Free Kinship Caregiver Support Group for Ohioans

Kinship Caregivers Connect offers weekly online support groups for kinship caregivers in Ohio where you can meet other caregivers and learn about different topics. This group has expert speakers present on topics such as...

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Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Schools / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School

October 8, 2021

Grandparents and Kinship Caregivers in our Schools

In this video, Angela Provenzano, OSU Occupational Therapy doctoral student and Statewide Family Engagement Center intern, talks about the experiences of grandparents when they become caregivers to their grandchildren. From her own family experience...

Communication / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Grandfamilies / Learning at Home / Social Emotional / Transitions

October 8, 2021

Podcast: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

In this podcast, Angela Provenzano, OSU doctoral student in Occupational Therapy shares her personal grandfamily story and her experience leading a support group for Ohio kinship caregivers. Dr. Barbara Boone of the Ohio Statewide...

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June 17, 2021

Ohio’s Grand Understandings Project

The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center’s GrandUnderstandings project is designed to provide resources to assist grandfamilies and the educators who support them. Our resource hub contains an infographic for families, a research brief for...

Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School

May 14, 2021

Taking Care of Yourself While Raising Your Grandchildren

“If you suddenly find yourself raising your grandkids, you are not alone. There are 70 million grandparents living in the United States. More than 1 in 10 grandparents have a grandchild living with them,...

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May 7, 2021

OhioKAN: Connecting Kinship Caregivers to Resources

Do you have grandparents or other kinship caregivers raising children in your school community who have outstanding needs? Research suggests that when the financial and social needs of grand and kinship families are met,...

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November 24, 2020

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...

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October 29, 2020

Ohio Family Story: From Grandparents to Grandfamily

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...

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September 24, 2020

The Ohio Grandparent Kinship Coalition: Virtual Support Group for Kinship Caregivers

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...

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May 22, 2020

Ohio’s Grandfamilies: Facts and Resources

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...

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