Grandfamilies.org, an organization to support grandparents raising grandchildren, estimates nearly 60,000 grandparents in Alabama are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren.
) - The Alabama Department of Mental Health and Alabama Department of Senior Services are in the final stages of launching a pilot program to help financially support grandparents who are raising their grandkids because of the opioid crisis .
Nearly half of the children in the foster care system are there because of parental substance abuse, according to state data.), after he and his wife got custody of their grandchildren. The organization helps “grand families” navigate a second chapter of parenthood, and helps meet financial burdens. ADMH and ADSS are partnering to alleviate some of that financial strain with $279,071 of opioid settlement funds. The pilot program will involve 3 Area Agencies on Aging in the state that have yet to be announced.
Those agencies will use the opioid funds to help grandparents pay for things like medical bills, food, clothing, even fees to join sports leagues. According to ADMH, the grandparents will apply for the funds and the money will be paid directly to the vendor.Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital defaults on $60 million in bond payments
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