Grandparents

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that older adults and people with underlying chronic health conditions are at increased risk for…

On this West Virginia Morning, a global mask shortage is putting healthcare workers on the front lines at risk. Some West Virginians are taking matters…

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from a woman who is reaching out to grandparents who are raising their grandkids.This month, Fairmont Regional…

On this West Virginia Morning, hemp farmers in the region are coming up short – really short – on the return on their investment into the fledgling…

We learn about a state program that’s helping thousands of West Virginia grandparents who are raising their grandchildren, and we have a conversation with…

We end our weeklong look at our best stories from 2017, where we stepped into the archives to retell some of our favorite stories from last year.This…

In 2016, 40 percent of Lakewood Elementary School students were being raised by a grandparent. That’s a stunning statistic considering that kids being…

About 2.5 million children in the U.S. are being raised by grandparents or relatives other than their birth parents.This week on Inside Appalachia, we…

In 2014, more than a third of all children who were removed from their homes due to parental alcohol and drug use were placed with relatives. In many…

As the opioid crisis continues to impact Appalachia, children are being left behind. This morning we have the first of a series of stories about…