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How the pandemic is impacting children and families Sunday, March 14, 2021 4:00 AM (StatePoint) More than 2.7 million American children are growing up in grandfamilies -- families in which grandparents, other adult family members, or close family friends are raising children. A new report highlights how the pandemic has amplified their unique challenges, and offers solutions to better serve them. The report, “Facing a Pandemic: Families Living Together During COVID-19 and Thriving Beyond” authored by the non-profit Generations United and funded by the Robert Wo...

RICHMOND, Va. - As Virginia schools plan to reopen their doors again on Monday, changes from virtual learning during the pandemic have raised concerns about the challenges faced by multigenerational families and grand-families. More than 180,000 grandparents, often in high-risk age groups for COVID infection, are living with their grandchildren in the Commonwealth, according to U.S. ...

(StatePoint) More than 2.7 million American children are growing up in grandfamilies -- families in which grandparents, other adult family members, or close family friends are raising children. A new

Many young adults have moved back home or remained there out of economic necessity Written By: Kim Palmer / Star Tribune | 7:45 am, Mar. 4, 2021 × Gail Runge, center, is about to put her house on the market, the next step in her plan to build an ADU at the Minneapolis home of daughter Rya Priede and son-in-law Karl Herber. David Joles / Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS MINNEAPOLIS – Jessica Healy plans to break ground soon on two houses near Independence, Minnesota. One, a three-bedroom, two-story modern home, is for her family, which includes her partner, Dr. Thomas J. Kaminsky, an...

  There are points to consider as you search for your new home if your family is part of the trend toward multigenerational housing. Just in time for our upcoming evolution from quarantine, as we bemoan the social distancing that’s kept us from spending time with our extended families, comes a new ABC sitcom,  In it, a woman in her late 40s moves across the country to become more involved in the lives of her adult children. Although she keeps her own apartment, it’s easy to imagine how more challenging financial circumstances would have them all living under one roof.