GRG of Brevard
June 2013 GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA INC.
SUMMERTIME FUN
GRANDPARENTS BY THE NUMBERS
Upcoming Events During the months of June and July all GRG of Brevard support group meetings will include
We are leaving the GRG office at 8:15 am. You will learn about pigs, cows,
children’s activities. Please plan to
goats, sheep, chickens, turkeys,
bring your grandchildren.
ducks, geese, donkeys, horses and
These activities will include
more! Plus you will milk a cow, ride a
swimming, bowling, The Dinosaur
pony, and go on a train and hay-
Store and other activities. All these
wagon ride. Baby animals are born
activities will be free for the
through-out May and June.
entertainment of the children.
ISSUE # 145
There are NO restaurants for
We still have spaces open for
purchasing food. You must bring
assistance with summer camps. You
your own lunches (drinks will be
must find where you want your
provided). There is room on the bus
grandchildren to attend. GRG of
for coolers and there is a large
Brevard will provide the payment to
covered pavilion. We will be
the camp you have chosen and
walking through an active farm and
you will be responsible for getting a
there are NO paved walkways.
receipt for these activities to our office. On Wednesday, June 12th GRG of Brevard will take a field trip to Greens Meadows Farm in Kissimmee. We will be renting a bus and providing the entrance fees.
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Did you know? Grandfamilies are families headed by grandparents and other relatives who are sharing their homes with their grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and/or other related children. These grandparents stepped in to provide care when their parents could not care for the children. Children: More than 6.7 million children live in households maintained by grandparents or other relatives. Grandparents: About 2.5 million grandparents who live with their grandchildren report they are responsible for their own grandchildren. About 830,000 of these grandparent s are age 60 or older. About 950,000 of these grandparents report that they have been responsible for the grandchildren for more than 5 years. *Statistics on Grandfamilies from U.S. Census complied by Generations United Data on children and caregivers in grandfamilies comes from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2005-2009 American Community Survey (ACS).
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