AARP Co-Sponsoring Grandparents Day Events in Birmingham and Detroit
By: State: Michigan | Source: aarp.org
September 7, 2008 is Grandparents Day and AARP of Michigan is joining with the Museum of African American History in Detroit and Borders Books in Birmingham to honor grandparents in this state. In addition to contributing to their communities in a wide variety of ways, many Michigan grandparents spend their time raising their grandchildren.
In Michigan, there are over 183,000 children living in grandparent-headed households or households headed by other relatives. Of the children living in households headed by grandparents or other relatives in this state, 71,200 are living there without either parent present.
- For more information about the Grandparents Day celebration at the Museum of African American History in Detroit on September 7, call 313-832-6846.
- The Grandparents Day celebration in Birmingham will feature a family game tournament at Borders, 34300 Woodward Blvd on September 7 at 1 p.m. For more information on the Borders event, call 248-203-0005.
To access a searchable listing of supports and resources available in your area to help grandparents and other relatives who are raising children, as well as grandparents facing visitation issues, visit the AARP Foundation Grandparent Information Center’s Local Grandparent Support Database.
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