Resources for Grandfamilies

We recognize that many households with children are headed by one or both grandparents. Grandfamilies may face special challenges engaging in their children’s learning and development in partnership with their child’s school. 

Here are some resources that can help:

National: 

• Administration for Community Living 

• AARP 

• Casey Family Programs 

• Generations United 

• Grandfamilies State Law & Policy Resource Center 

• NNPS: Grandparent Engagement Activities 

State: 

• HALOs 

• Kindred Hearts South Carolina, Inc. 

• Pendleton Place 

• SC Department on Aging   

• Area Agencies on Aging (Some agencies pay for tutoring services, back to school supplies, purchasing clothes, pay for camps and after school care, and/or buy cap and gown for graduation) 

• Family Caregiver Support 

• Family Caregiver Support Program brochure 

• Kinship Care

CFEC’s work to support grandfamilies 

The Carolina Family Engagement Center in partnership with Dr. Yanfeng Xu, assistant professor in UofSC’s College of Social Work, submitted and were granted funding through UofSC’s 2020 Racial Justice and Equity Research Fund. The project is entitled, Examining Black-White Disparities and Identifying Empowerment Solutions among Custodial Grandparent-Headed Families During COVID-19 in South Carolina: A Mixed-Methods Community-Based Study. The results of this study will be used to advocate for custodial grandparents, particularly grandparents of color, to increase resources and supports in South Carolina. 

• UofSC’s 2020 Racial Justice and Equity Research Fund Projects 

• ASPIRE grant custodial grandparent one pager 

Here are some grandfamily resources from other Statewide Family Engagement Centers 

School and Family Engagement with Grandfamilies in Mind