- “Grandfamilies” are those in which kids are raised by grandparents, relatives or even close friends.
- “Grandfamilies” experience food insecurity at more than twice the national rate, a new report says.
- The unexpected cost of raising kids can strain savings and supplemental benefits for retired adults.
These were supposed to be the relaxing years for Mercedes Bristol, a 68-year-old grandmother in San Antonio. Instead, she’s just picked up one grandchild from school and is on her way to pick up another in a car loaded with brownies and a turkey she’s donating for her grandkid’s high school band fundraiser.
