Dear Chicago: We need a place to live

Dear Chicago: We need a place to live
Joyce Jackson, 61, lives with three grandchildren at Coppin House, a building designed for grandparents raising grandchildren. WBEZ/Shauna Bittle
Dear Chicago: We need a place to live
Joyce Jackson, 61, lives with three grandchildren at Coppin House, a building designed for grandparents raising grandchildren. WBEZ/Shauna Bittle

Dear Chicago: We need a place to live

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It’s estimated that over forty-thousand households in Chicago are headed by grandparents who have taken responsibility for raising their grandchildren. 61-year-old Joyce Jackson is part of that legion. The mother of four has twelve grandchildren, four of whom she’s raised herself: 21-year-old Jamie, 19-year-old Jamal, 18-year-old Mario and 16-year-old Keosha.