Generations United's Annual State of Grandfamilies Reports

The 2023 State of Grandfamilies Report - Building Resilience: Supporting Grandfamilies' Mental Health and Wellness aims to bring attention to the mental health and emotional wellness of grandfamilies, shed light on their resilience and challenges they face, and provide innovative solutions and resources to better support them. 

The 2022 State of Grandfamilies Report –  Together at the Table: Supporting the Nutrition, Health, and Well-Being of Grandfamilies includes the latest findings on grandfamilies facing high rates of hunger and food insecurity, as well as policy recommendations to help feed grandfamilies.

Generations United's annual report highlights and elevates the unique needs of kin caregivers who are the first line of defense for children during the pandemic and contains solutions to connect grandfamilies to critical supports.

Generations United's signature report in 2018  highlights the additional hurdles faced by grandfamilies who come together because of a parent’s detention or deportation. Those hurdles include restricted access to support and services to help meet the children’s needs, language barriers, and fear of government agencies.  Thie report contains concrete policy and program recommendations to help guide policymakers and advocates.

Generations United's signature report focuses on how grandparents and other relatives serve as a protective family for children who were exposed in trauma prior to entering their relative's care, and policy and program recommendations to help them.