Jeanerette community rallies to support grandparents ahead of school year

Jeanerette community rallies to support grandparents ahead of school year

The Jeanerette community came together Sunday morning to help grandparents prepare for the upcoming school season.With a growing number of grandparents stepping in as primary caregiversoften referred to as kinship carerslocal nonprofit organizers say the need for support is rising.1 in 3 of these kinship caregiversgrandparentsare living below the poverty line, said Jeanerette's Laura Brown who works with nonprofit Be the 1 to Help Someone.From d…