The GRANDcares Project was originally supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture – Children Youth and Families At-Risk Sustainable Community Projects Grant (2015-06132). Please note: Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this website are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the USDA.
For this project, we proposed the development of GRANDcares, a systems-based intervention for vulnerable grandparent-headed families. The tripartite intervention is based upon family resilience theory and focuses on strengthening self-care and parenting skills in custodial grandparents, developing communication and leadership skills in grandchildren, and increasing the ability of service providers to meet grandfamilies’ needs.
Our long-term goal is to create an effective evidence-based intervention to improve quality of life for custodial grandparents and their grandchildren. Program objectives are to: (1) enhance grandparents’ parenting skills and self-care practices, (2) promote youth participants’ self-efficacy and leadership skills, and (3) strengthen service providers’ abilities to support grandfamilies. Please read our GRANDcares Executive Summary for additional details and results from our program evaluation.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
| This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the USDA. |
