GrandUnderstandings

Kinship caregivers are relatives who provide care for minor children. Grandfamilies are one of the forms of kinship caregiving, where biological grand or great-grandparents provide for the care of their grandchildren.

Thank you for visiting our GrandUnderstandings Resource Hub! The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center’s GrandUnderstandings project is designed to provide resources to assist grandfamilies and the educators who support them. Click on the topics below to find grandfamily specific tools and resources.

Infographic

This GrandUnderstandings infographic is a tool designed for you to use to increase your understanding of the school, community and agency resources that are available to support you as you raise your grandchild. It is available in 6 different languages below.

English, Spanish, Somali, Nepali, Chinese Simplified, Arabic

Research Brief

The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center created this research brief to increase educator’s awareness of grandfamilies. When implemented, the tips and strategies contained in this brief can increase home and school connections, a sense of belonging and the capacity of grandfamilies and educators.

Download Grandfamily School Engagement Brief

#GrandUnderstandings Twitter Feed

#GrandUnderstandings

OhioFamiliesEngage @OhioEngage·

January 21, 2022

#GrandUnderstandings: For every 1 child raised by a relative w/in the foster system, 18 children are raised by relatives outside the system. This means Grandfamilies often seek support from other systems. Learn more from the 2021 Generations United report https://bit.ly/34zyC6R

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Angela Provenzano @AngelaProvenz14·

January 7, 2022

@OhioEngage So excited to share my story and work with you all under the #Grandunderstandings Initiative!

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OhioFamiliesEngage @OhioEngage·

December 28, 2021

#DYK: There are over 185,000 children in the state of Ohio living with their grandparents. Visit our #GrandUnderstandings Resource Hub to find resources to assist grandfamilies and the educators who support them. https://ohiofamiliesengage.osu.edu/grandunderstandings/?utm_campaign=ehe_ohsfec_educators-resource_fy22&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

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State Support Team 1 @SST_Region_1·

November 22, 2021

.@OhioEngage also offers resources to grandparents through its #GrandUnderstandings hub.

Be sure to share it in your school communications to help grandfamilies navigate raising a second generation of children.

https://ohiofamiliesengage.osu.edu/grandunderstandings/

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Meredith Wellman @MWellmanOSU·

August 25, 2021

We are poised to have more attendees, awesome sessions, and I could not be more excited! Have you registered yet? #ChartNewTerritories #OhioFamiliesEngage #GrandUnderstandings 🚀⛵️

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At the 2021 Ohio Family Engagement Leadership Summit, OSU Doctoral Student Angela Provenzano will share strategies for educators to engage grandfamilies in the education of their grandchildren. For more info and to register, visit https://ohiofamiliesengage.osu.edu/summit/

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