Help for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Benefits QuickLINK: New Online Tool for Grandfamilies
AARP Foundation has a new online tool that can help grandparents or other relatives raising children connect with key public benefits programs for which they or the children they are raising might be eligible.
Finding Help to Raise a Grandchild
AARP helps grandparents who are raising grandchildren address their legal, financial, education, health and support challenges.
Guide to Public Benefits for Grandfamilies
This guide describes the many cash assistance, health, nutrition, and tax credit programs that can help grandparents who are raising grandchildren.
Health Insurance
When you’re responsible for providing health insurance for a grandchild, it’s not easy. AARP talks about Medicaid, SHIP and SCHIP programs.
Help for Grandfamilies in Financial Crisis
The AARP Foundation’s Money Management Plus program can help older people get their finances in order and under control. Qualified participants meet with a financial advisor for free to discuss their financial options.
Housing Issues
Housing can be a major challenge for grandparent caregivers. Fortunately, recent developments suggest that help is on the way.
Legal Issues
AARP outlines the legal options open to grandparents who are raising grandchildren – from formal kinship care, legal custody, guardianship, to adoption – and how to get the legal help you need.
Public Benefits Programs
Information and tips about financial assistance programs for grandparents raising grandchildren.
Tax Tips
Check out these tax credits. If you’re raising a grandchild, you may be eligible for any of three tax credit programs. Why pay more taxes than required?
When your Grandchild's Parent is in Prison
When parents go to prison, grandparents often step in to help with children left behind. AARP shares steps that grandparents can take to help their grandchildren cope
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