Agency to share info at Grandparent's Day celebration at downtown library

Aug. 15, 2008 -- Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services will share information about services available to grandparents raising grandchildren during a resource fair on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County's downtown location.

In celebration of National Grandparents Day, the library plans games, stories, prizes, health and nutrition information -- and community agencies such as Job and Family Services describing their offerings for grandparents and their grandchildren. Children's Home, DeMax Personal Training, Metro, Nutrition Council, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati and others are expected.

Celebrate National Grandparent's Day: A day to celebrate the grandparents in our lives

 

Sunday, Sept. 7  

2-4 p.m. 
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
800 Vine St., downtown Cincinnati

All Ages

 
About 4.5 million children in the United States live in grandparent-headed households. Ohio has about 150,000 children living with their grandparents.

Hamilton County JFS considers care by grandparents or other relatives to be a desirable option for abused and neglected children who can no longer live with their parents. Staying with a grandparent allows the children to maintain their sense of belonging, culture and traditions. Kinship care also reduces the financial burden of foster care.

For a quick overview of services available through Hamilton County JFS, see help for grandparents