Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

The Commission’s primary purpose is to serve as a “resource to the Commonwealth on issues affecting grandparents raising grandchildren, and relatives, other than parents, raising kin.”
Its main responsibilities include:
- Creating unity between grandparents raising grandchildren through communities and organizations in the commonwealth.
- Supporting cooperation and sharing of information.
- Encouraging collaboration and joint activities.
- Serving as a liaison between government and private interest groups with regard to the unique interest and concern of grandparents raising grandchildren.
- Giving advice to executive and legislative bodies of the potential effect of proposed legislation on grandparents raising grandchildren, as the commission deems necessary and appropriate.
- Identifying issues that grandparents and all relatives who are raising children face.

Colleen Pritoni
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Coordinator
colleen.pritoni@state.ma.us
617-748-2454