Our Mission
The mission of It’s a Grand Life is to support Grandparents raising their Grandchildren by providing financial assistance, access to subject matter experts and connection to community resources as they navigate this next chapter in their lives.
Craig's Story
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Craig Nash started "It's A Grand Life" in January 2023 to share his journey with others in order to assist them with navigating Kinship Care.
He is deeply committed to helping people and considers himself a "bridge-builder." Craig has spent the past 40 years helping people in the healthcare industry and now as a Grand Family caregiver himself.
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In 2022, Craig and his wife took on the role of primary caregivers to their granddaughter Ella.
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Grand Families By The Numbers
54%
Of Grandparents raising Grandchildren are working. *
39%
Of Grandparents raising Grandchildren have no parents of Grandchildren in home. *
27%
Of Grandparents raising Grandchildren have a disability. *
18%
Of Grandparents raising Grandchildren live below the poverty level. *
2.3 million Grandparents in the U.S. are responsible for Grandchildren living with them.
*- SOURCE: State of the Grandfamilies and Kinship Care Report/ Generations United 2024; US Census Bureau 2021
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