| Number | 21146 |
| Subject | Children |
| Source | The Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.) |
| State | N.Y. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Publication Date | Aug. 10, 11; Sept. 5 |
| Summary | This investigation found that nearly a third more New York grandparents are raising their grandchildren than a decade ago, and of those, a disproportionate number have fallen into poverty. An unresponsive child-welfare system has forced these grandparents into making a tough decision: Place their grandchildren into foster care and become foster parents themselves in order to receive government aid, or ignore the foster care system and scrounge to support their families. |
| Category | None |
| Pages | 20 |
| Keywords | grandparents;grandchildren;foster care;poverty;census;child welfare;adoption;Children and Family Services;Department of Social Services;Department of Health and Human Services;guardianship;CAR;computer-assisted reporting |
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