Texas Grands United
We are united in our efforts to effect legislative changes that will provde more
extensive benefits for grandparents raising grandchildren in Texas. According
to the 2000 census, there are over 500,000 of us. The purpose of this group
is to disseminate information and and encourage all Texas grandparents who
are raising grandchildren to join together and voice their concerns, offer
advice and be supportive of one another.
As grandparents, we have unique problems and concerns. Our health is often
not great, our financial resources are probably limited, and we wonder if we
can do this very important job of raising children at this time of our life. In
addition, we may have parents to care for and/or children of our own still at
home. Many of our grandchildren have special needs ranging from physical
disabilities to emotional problems to learning disabilities to mental and/or
developmental delays. We need more help than we are getting.
We save the State of Texas millions of dollars every month by keeping these
children out of foster care. Yet, foster children receive college tuition
assistance, clothing vouchers, housing, food, transportation, and access to
specialized medical care that our children often do not receive.
TANF in Texas pays $74 per month plus Medicaid. Texas is second only to
the New York in the number of grandparents raising grandchildren, yet ranks
close to the bottom in benefits it provides - for all recipients. The little state of
Delaware with only two counties pays more per month than Texas, the
second largest state in the nation.
It is time that grandparents raising grandchildren are recognized as a group
apart from other recipients of benefits. We are not seeking to defraud the
welfare system. We are only seeking assistance to raise these precious
children to become productive, responsible members of society.
We are united in our efforts to effect legislative changes that will provde more
extensive benefits for grandparents raising grandchildren in Texas. According
to the 2000 census, there are over 500,000 of us. The purpose of this group
is to disseminate information and and encourage all Texas grandparents who
are raising grandchildren to join together and voice their concerns, offer
advice and be supportive of one another.
As grandparents, we have unique problems and concerns. Our health is often
not great, our financial resources are probably limited, and we wonder if we
can do this very important job of raising children at this time of our life. In
addition, we may have parents to care for and/or children of our own still at
home. Many of our grandchildren have special needs ranging from physical
disabilities to emotional problems to learning disabilities to mental and/or
developmental delays. We need more help than we are getting.
We save the State of Texas millions of dollars every month by keeping these
children out of foster care. Yet, foster children receive college tuition
assistance, clothing vouchers, housing, food, transportation, and access to
specialized medical care that our children often do not receive.
TANF in Texas pays $74 per month plus Medicaid. Texas is second only to
the New York in the number of grandparents raising grandchildren, yet ranks
close to the bottom in benefits it provides - for all recipients. The little state of
Delaware with only two counties pays more per month than Texas, the
second largest state in the nation.
It is time that grandparents raising grandchildren are recognized as a group
apart from other recipients of benefits. We are not seeking to defraud the
welfare system. We are only seeking assistance to raise these precious
children to become productive, responsible members of society.
National Committee of Grandparents For Children's Rights
Across the country, more than six million children -- approximately 1 in 12 children -- are
living in households headed by grandparents or other relatives. Texas has more than
113,000 children living in housholds headed by grandparents or other relations. In many
of these hoseholds, grandparents and other relatives are the primary caregivers ("kinship
caregivers") for children whose parents cannont or will not care for them due to substance
abuse, illness and death, abuse and neglect, economic hardship incarceration, divorce,
domestic violence, and other family and community crises........... CLICK HERE TO READ
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Across the country, more than six million children -- approximately 1 in 12 children -- are
living in households headed by grandparents or other relatives. Texas has more than
113,000 children living in housholds headed by grandparents or other relations. In many
of these hoseholds, grandparents and other relatives are the primary caregivers ("kinship
caregivers") for children whose parents cannont or will not care for them due to substance
abuse, illness and death, abuse and neglect, economic hardship incarceration, divorce,
domestic violence, and other family and community crises........... CLICK HERE TO READ
MORE
| Right's for Our Grandchildren |
| Help & Support |
Updated 27 Jun 2008
KIN
This organization is dedicated to those grandparents and other relative caregivers who are
raising their grandchildren, their nieces or nephews either by court order or voluntarily.
Millions of ˜Kinship caregivers" around the world are providing primary care for children
whose parents cannot or will not care for them due to substance abuse, illness, death, abuse
and neglect, economic hardship, incarceration, divorce, domestic violence, and other crises.
We address the lifestyle changes that we are all in the midst of, raising children well after
we ever thought that we would. We are dealing with pediatricians, our own health issues,
those of our children, daycare, day to day activities without the benefit of other mothers or
grandparents our own age, schools, behaviors, birthday parties even. Whether you want
day to day ideas to ease the burden of the blessing or just want to find something to kick
back and enjoy we have a feeling you might just find it.
Come join us at chat or on the message boards at http://www.kinsupport.org/
This organization is dedicated to those grandparents and other relative caregivers who are
raising their grandchildren, their nieces or nephews either by court order or voluntarily.
Millions of ˜Kinship caregivers" around the world are providing primary care for children
whose parents cannot or will not care for them due to substance abuse, illness, death, abuse
and neglect, economic hardship, incarceration, divorce, domestic violence, and other crises.
We address the lifestyle changes that we are all in the midst of, raising children well after
we ever thought that we would. We are dealing with pediatricians, our own health issues,
those of our children, daycare, day to day activities without the benefit of other mothers or
grandparents our own age, schools, behaviors, birthday parties even. Whether you want
day to day ideas to ease the burden of the blessing or just want to find something to kick
back and enjoy we have a feeling you might just find it.
Come join us at chat or on the message boards at http://www.kinsupport.org/
