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grandparents raising children
Friday, Sep. 10, 2010

Open quoteWhen I turned 50 I wanted to do things for myself and travel places. I had to put my plan on hold to provide for my grandchildren.Close quote

  • ANNIE BARNES,
  • 67, who is raising two teens placed in her custody in 1994; a new analysis of U.S. Census data shows that the number of children being raised by their grandparents has risen sharply since the recession began
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