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Stepping In: Grandparents as Primary Caregivers When Parents are Absent

A boy in a striped, buttoned polo embraces a woman with graying hair.
Madelyn Coles, right, poses with her grandson, Reo, left, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

By: Madelyn Coles

Madelyn Coles writes about raising her grandson when both of his parents were incarcerated. Her experience led her to found Another Mother’s Arms, a non-profit organization that aims to orient other caregivers in the same situation. Read more at Vinegar Hill Magazine.