NYC Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Convene for International Summit

NYC Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Convene for International Summit

NEW YORK, May 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York City grandparents who are raising their grandchildren will join grandparents from around the world at an international grandparenting summit to bring awareness to the growing numbers of grandparents who have become parents again.

Grandparents, along with experts and providers from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Native American communities will converge in Brooklyn on May 7-8 to focus the world's attention on the challenges and needs of grandparent caregivers.

Joining them will be the famous singer Patti Page, who is raising two of her 13 grandchildren, while still performing her hit songs for audiences around the country, including her signature hit from the 50's "How much is that doggie in the window." She will deliver the keynote address at the conference and will share her personal experience as a grandmother taking on the role of a parent.

What: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Global Challenge
An international summit for grandparent and kinship caregivers

Who: Notable attendees include:
Patti Page, famous recording artist who is raising two
grandchildren

Michael Burgess, Director, New York State Office for the Aging

Amy Goyer, Director, AARP Grandparent Information Center

NYC grandparents available for interviews

When: Monday, May 7 & Tuesday, May 8
9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Monday at noon: Patti Page delivers keynote speech; autograph
session

Where: New York Marriott on the Brooklyn Bridge
33 Adams St., Brooklyn, NY

Why: Nearly 84,000 New York City grandparents are caring for their grandchildren. Nationally, more than 4.5 million children are being raised in households headed by grandparents, representing an increase of 30% in the last decade. In Sub-Saharan African alone, nearly 12 million children under 17 have lost one or both parents to AIDS. In Central and Eastern Europe, more than 1.5 million children live in out-of-home care.

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Source: AARP

CONTACT: Chaunda Ball of AARP, +1-212-407-3732, +1-917-859-0029 (cell)

Web site:

http://www.aarp.org/

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