Factors such as parental substance abuse, incarceration, HIV/AIDS, death, and poverty are causing growing numbers of grandparents and other relatives to step forward and help keep families together. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, more than six million children are living in households headed by grandparents or other relatives. The National Family Caregiver Support Program offers supportive services to family caregivers, such as grandparents and other older relatives who are providing primary care for dependent children.

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