June 18, 2009
Nonprofit Advocacy Groups Take On the Cause of Custodial Grandparents
Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren have several nonprofit organizations pleading their case with the nation's lawmakers.
For example, advocacy groups including the AARP Foundation and the Children's Defense Fund — both in Washington — and GrandFamilies of America, in Thurmont, Md., have sponsored rallies at the U.S. Capitol in recent years to make policy makers aware of the problems grandparents face in making ends meet and gaining the legal status
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