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Local advocate invites Houston resilience committee to Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Day
Summary
A public speaker at the resilience committee meeting invited council members and staff to an outreach event for grandparents raising grandchildren set for Sept. 13 at Tom Bass Park Pavilion 14.
Monique Mason, a public speaker at the City of Houston resilience committee meeting, invited council members and resilience staff to the Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Day on Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tom Bass Park Pavilion 14.
Mason said the event will feature news media and agencies that support grandparents who have responsibility for raising grandchildren for a variety of reasons, including parental incarceration, illness or absence. She offered to provide flyers and asked committee members to note the date. A committee member thanked Mason and acknowledged the role of grandparents in caregiving.
The committee made no formal action on the invitation; the speaker provided contact information and said she would follow up with city staff after the meeting.
