Washington, July 21 -- Representative Suzanne Bonamici issued the following press release:
Today Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Danny Davis (D-IL), and Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced bipartisan legislation to support families in which children do not have parents in the home.
About 2.5 million children across the United States are being raised in grandfamilies, in which grandparents raise children, or kinship families, in which adult relatives or close family friends raise children. Grandfamilies and kinship families play an essential role because they preserve family connections, prevent children from entering foster care, and promote family stability. Without these caregivers, the foster care system w...