Reasons that children are being raised by someone other than their parents:

alcohol and drug abuse crime and incarceration abuse and adandonment death and divorce

inability to parent physical or mental illness underage parents

Grandparents (and others) as Parents is a grass roots support and information sharing group open to any family
raising relative's children for whatever reason. We strive to share what we know and what we have gone through
to make the journey easier for others.