Italian Grandparents Better Than State Orphanages: A Family Crisis?
Italy’s network of grandparents provides an estimated €45 billion in annual support to families, effectively filling gaps in state-provided childcare and eldercare, according to a report released in October 2025 by Nonni d’Italia. The figure underscores the critical, and often uncompensated, role grandparents play in Italian society. Approximately one-third of Italy’s 12 million grandparents regularly … Read more