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This concurrent resolution celebrates the 29th Annual Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG) Conference and honors its founders, Dot Thibodeaux and Danna Spayde, while highlighting the critical work of grandparents raising their grandchildren in Louisiana. The resolution provides context about the organization's origins in 1993, noting that it began as a support group in Baton Rouge and has since grown into a statewide resource that provides essential services like emergency assistance, legal consultation, and educational workshops for grandfamilies. It emphasizes Louisiana's significant need for such support, ranking fourth nationally in children living with grandparents, with approximately 117,859 children in grandparent-headed households, and acknowledges that over 30% of these families live at or below the poverty line. The resolution underscores the importance of kinship care, noting that children in such arrangements typically experience greater emotional stability and academic success compared to traditional foster care. Additionally, the resolution recognizes GRG's volunteer-led structure and its ongoing commitment to supporting and empowering grandparent caregivers, ultimately celebrating the organization's legacy of compassion and resilience in supporting vulnerable families.

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