Support Childcare Subsidies for Guardians and Relative Caretakers in North Carolina Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/support-childcare-subsidies-for-guardians-and-relative-caretakers-in-north-carolina.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:03 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mrs Anonymous [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/21161301?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Mar 2017 05:13:57 UTC 21161301 Marvel Attar [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19818428?utm_medium=rss Wed, 16 Mar 2016 02:38:12 UTC 19818428 ms Sherri Norman [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19118558?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Jul 2015 12:16:50 UTC 19118558 Ms Anonymous [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18897150?utm_medium=rss I'm raising 2 of my grandkids and one from birth I have never got any child support

]]> Wed, 20 May 2015 04:24:20 UTC 18897150 Maria Martin [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18894997?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 May 2015 10:05:57 UTC 18894997 John Crawford [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18894702?utm_medium=rss The goal should be to make every effort to place children with responsible family members without creating additional hardships for the family.

]]> Wed, 20 May 2015 08:07:11 UTC 18894702 Kim Wait [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18893942?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 May 2015 09:06:27 UTC 18893942 Gloria Crawford [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18893219?utm_medium=rss These children need to be taken care of and the subsidies are needed in addition to any income that their guardians may have. Seemingly, politicians want to appear that they care about the children's well-being but action speaks louder than words. May God's breath be blown on this problem and may those making laws never have to know what it means to be without!

]]> Tue, 19 May 2015 02:16:34 UTC 18893219 Jeanette Briggs [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18892709?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 May 2015 10:39:57 UTC 18892709 Ms Kathryn Carroll [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18882722?utm_medium=rss ! am a grardian ad litem and see first hand how short sighted this policy is.

]]> Thu, 14 May 2015 07:43:37 UTC 18882722 Ms Marvel Attar [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18823468?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Apr 2015 05:38:40 UTC 18823468 Mrs Angela Sims [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18822491?utm_medium=rss Raising two of my grandchildren withOUT the help of anyone is too expensive. If the parents aren't there to raise them, shouldn't the family members be helped out in some way?

]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2015 02:40:27 UTC 18822491 Cheryl Prudente [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18809734?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Apr 2015 09:20:26 UTC 18809734 mr kyle shaw [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18806991?utm_medium=rss Just here to support thise in need god bless

]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2015 01:20:33 UTC 18806991 Mrs Deidre Howard [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18806073?utm_medium=rss Please help them, even if it is a small amount, it can be put in good use. Thank you from all the GRG

]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2015 04:28:22 UTC 18806073 Margaret Hobbs [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18803800?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:13:32 UTC 18803800 Misheala DiDonato [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18803545?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:39:18 UTC 18803545 Anonymous [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18803270?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2015 05:17:08 UTC 18803270 christina schaefer [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18802702?utm_medium=rss i wish i could have gotten help with our grandkids we have had them for 7 years before we adoupted them now we have had them for 2years now if we could have gotten help i would not have had to stop working so i would not have to have more help in my old age makeing ends meet now after the kids are ours mom and dad have straend up and can get them back but they are now our babys i would not have adoupted them if we could gotting help my state has not help us much and still are not helping please help us grandmas and grandpas keep our familys together and care for our own . if a child goes in faster care you will have to help them anyway please help us one state at a time ! thank you

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:52:48 UTC 18802702 Gloria Cook [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18802269?utm_medium=rss Quality, safe, dependable, child care for children who have most likely been subjected to abuse and/or neglect prior to living in a relative home are better prepared to be successful in school when they attend quality childcare. Relative care takers otherwise are not likely able to afford any childcare much less quality care. Most relative caretakers must work to support the children.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:19:25 UTC 18802269 Anonymous [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18802089?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:35:29 UTC 18802089 Elizabeth Hobbs [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18801979?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:05:05 UTC 18801979 mr aileen torres [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18801554?utm_medium=rss Please help this grandmother she is trying to keep her grandkids.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 06:29:39 UTC 18801554 Kathleen duffell [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18800991?utm_medium=rss There are SO many grandparents or relatives who have to step in to care for a child.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 04:22:51 UTC 18800991 Mrs Candace Penny [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18800708?utm_medium=rss I personally know this family. I honestly think they do need more help. They love these grandchildren and do want the best for them. Other families that lie and cheat to get more help than honest working ones that actually need the help. Its really not fair. I also believe by partaking in this petition is very noble and honorable.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 03:28:51 UTC 18800708 Bonnie Fenton [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18800256?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 01:34:23 UTC 18800256 Ms. Melissa DeVita [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18800147?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:52:36 UTC 18800147 mrs mardou locke [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18800092?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:40:14 UTC 18800092 Mr Robert McAllister [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18800011?utm_medium=rss My daughter and son-in-law became empty nesters at age 50. Within a year they needed to take in their 3 grandchildren ages 3,9,12 because the court removed them from their parents. The alternative of foster care has never been an option. While my daughter and son-in-law both work, the additional cost to clothe, feed and provide child care is prohibitive. Neither of the parents provide a dime in child support and not been forced to do so by the court. They currently rely on the child care subsidies to pay for child care while working. To remove this assistance and NOT have the court enforce child care payments from the parents puts grandparents or other relatives in a position of choosing between caring for these children of letting the state pay for strangers to raise them in an already overwhelmed foster care system.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:15:48 UTC 18800011 Mr Anonymous [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799978?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:04:10 UTC 18799978 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799975?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:03:04 UTC 18799975 mrs sue Henderson [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799865?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:28:10 UTC 18799865 Tamara Lujan [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799735?utm_medium=rss More and more grandparents are assuming the responsibility of raising their grandchildren. Because the child has usually been through a traumatic event, being cared for by a loving relative is a positive choice. If the child is not in foster care, it also saves the state of NC thousands of dollars per child.
Yet NC grandparents are struggling financially to care for the children. I am now without healthcare because we took in our two grandsons. We now make too little to qualify for the ACA and too much for Medicaid. We can not add them as dependents to Social Security or VA disability. There is no financial assistance given by the state of NC. Yet if we were to give the children to foster care the foster care parents would receive funding from the state. This is not fair. Our homes are inspected by DSS and we are proven as fit to care for our grandchildren. We are transporting them to therapy, school, sports and more. We supply for all their needs. Even getting 1/2 of what a foster parent gets per child would be a help. Please help these already traumatized children stay with loving family members by providing additional financial support to relatives caring for children.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:51:55 UTC 18799735 mrs Christine Harnar [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799696?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:40:21 UTC 18799696 Jaynie Disney [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799692?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 10:39:09 UTC 18799692 Mr Stephen Roberts [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799535?utm_medium=rss Income limits of grandparents raising their grandchildren and trying to plan for their retirement should not be a factor in receiving childcare assistance. We save the state money by taking on the responsibilities of providing care for our grandchildren.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:55:19 UTC 18799535 Virginia Evans [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799442?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:24:37 UTC 18799442 Ms Barbara Benton [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799429?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:18:39 UTC 18799429 Mrs Libby McAllister [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799392?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:06:15 UTC 18799392 Jennifer Price [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799387?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:03:50 UTC 18799387 Anonymous [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799379?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:01:49 UTC 18799379 Tamy Compton [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799374?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:00:16 UTC 18799374 Jean Ristuccia [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799311?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:43:59 UTC 18799311 Anonymous [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799248?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:25:57 UTC 18799248 Rosemarie Whipple [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799200?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:10:00 UTC 18799200 Laura Clark [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799139?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:47:34 UTC 18799139 Clara Goodman [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799105?utm_medium=rss Grandparents need more rights in NC and help to get custody of their grandchildren and help with daycare

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:38:32 UTC 18799105 Lorraine cassler [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799090?utm_medium=rss I feel income should not be considered when applying for childcare assistance.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:34:58 UTC 18799090 Mrs Anita. Weiland [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799019?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:11:06 UTC 18799019 ms sherri carpenter [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18799017?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:10:42 UTC 18799017 Ms Anonymous [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18798996?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:04:22 UTC 18798996 Mrs Alecia Roberts [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18798980?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2015 07:00:01 UTC 18798980 mrs aimee liverman [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18798920?utm_medium=rss Such amazing people should be able to get the added help needed to raise children that they are trying so hard to raise as their own.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2015 06:43:30 UTC 18798920 Barbara Crawley [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18797344?utm_medium=rss I have been taking care of my grandaughter for 7 years.This benefit is needed in order for me to work and continue to provide for her.

]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2015 08:04:12 UTC 18797344 Ms. Amy LaFluer [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18797343?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2015 08:04:05 UTC 18797343 Kim watts [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18796862?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2015 06:02:40 UTC 18796862 marsha wier [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18796677?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:17:29 UTC 18796677 Mr. David Predmore [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18796271?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2015 03:55:07 UTC 18796271 mrs Linda Alves [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18796243?utm_medium=rss I have five grandchildren I have had since 2008. Our income was used to qualify for daycare in January , we now pay daycare for three, come summer two will be out of school. We are unsure of how we will pay for daycare for all five this summer. If one of us quit our job, we will loose our home. If we dont quit we will loose our home because the cost of daycare exceeds our income. We are out of options and it is unfair to put the kids and us into this situation because we helped the state. Either give us a child only grant were we do not have to qualify, or give us subsidized guardianship in NC.

]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2015 03:50:45 UTC 18796243 Frank Alves [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18796183?utm_medium=rss My wife and I are raising 5 grandchildren and we may have to give them up do to daycare costs. It would devastate them and us.

]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2015 03:39:22 UTC 18796183 Ms Joyce Glover [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18626090?utm_medium=rss Grands parents need need rising these babies

]]> Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:54:20 UTC 18626090 Ms Patricia Lee [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18625958?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Mar 2015 05:02:05 UTC 18625958 Anita Gales [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18625796?utm_medium=rss Thu, 5 Mar 2015 04:08:21 UTC 18625796 Stephanie Wells [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18621697?utm_medium=rss Wed, 4 Mar 2015 03:45:36 UTC 18621697