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VT Edition: Grandparents raising grandchildren

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Tuesday, 07/07/09 1:33pm

Jane Lindholm

AP/Tom Gannam
Experts say as many as 6,000 Vermont children are being raised by relatives, most commonly grandparents. Lynn Granger is the coordinator for Vermont Kin as Parents, a grass roots network of "kinship families" who come together for support. Brenda Hamlin of Essex and her husband are raising a niece and three grandchildren, as well as their teenage daughter. They speak with VPR's Jane Lindholm about the challenges and the resources available to help those raising grandchildren.


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