At a time in their lives when many Westchester seniors imagined themselves taking up a hobby or making a down payment on a cruise, some 5,000 of them are raising grandchildren on their own. Through the Westchester Grandparents Coalition, the PPP offers widespread support — both material and emotional — to these older adults, many of who traded retirement for one or even two jobs. During the holidays and before the school year begins generous donations of clothing and school supplies are collected and distributed to the Grandparents for the children they are raising.
Items are donated by private individuals, corporations, churches, Back-to-School Clothes for Kids, the Department of Senior Programs and Services, etc. Through the Partnership, individuals and corporations also contribute a monetary donation to the Coalition to support events for grandparents/relative caregivers raising grandchildren ages 0 -18.
Equally important as the tangible goods are helping these seniors navigate what is often a complex maze of legal issues such as custody, adoption and other matters relevant to their situation.
