Kylie Garcia, from the Santa Fe New Mexican, sheds light on what it is like for grandparents to raise a second generation of children in a wonderful piece, “Navigating Round 2 of parenting: Support for grandparents raising grandchildren.”
At Las Cumbres Community Services, the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program offers essential support to families like the Castañedas, who are raising their grandchildren after their children struggled with addiction. As kinship care rises in New Mexico due to issues like substance misuse, Las Cumbres provides financial, educational, and emotional resources to help ease the burden on grandparents. The program fosters community connection through support groups and outreach, ensuring grandparents receive the help they need to navigate challenges, from technology education to addressing the emotional needs of the children in their care. Through honesty, love, and community support, these caregivers provide stability and nurturing environments for the next generation.
About Las Cumbres Grandparents Raising Grandchildren:
The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program provides support, resources, and discussion topics to foster the growth and well-being of grandparents who are the primary caregivers to their grandchildren in Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, and Taos counties. Increasingly, grandparents are becoming the primary caregivers for young children and they have expressed their need for specialized support.
In-person Grandparent Support Groups are meeting in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Taos Counties