Grandparents raising grandchildren

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According to AARP, 80,000 grandparents throughout Pennsylvania are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren. But grandparents raising grandchildren can face legal and financial hurdles that immediate parents do not.WVIA’s Lydia McFarlane met some grandparents raising their grandchildren in Wyoming County, where they are trying to get more access to programs and financial support for their families and others like them.

Wyoming County has a large community of grandparents raising their grandchildren. Despite wanting to keep their families together, raising grandchildren comes with a large financial burden that government does not help to mitigate. Advocates took matters into their own hands.