Healthy Grandfamilies

Nearly half of WV grandparents raise their grandkids, spurring financial and mental health needs

BY: - October 20, 2023

Grandparents raising their grandchildren in West Virginia is widespread: in most counties, it’s somewhere between 40 to 50%. In one county, well over half of the grandparents who live there report they’re raising grandkids. As one of the nation’s most elderly states, it’s now a common experience for nearly half of all West Virginians who are […]