Broward food pantry helps seniors raising grandchildren make ends meet

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — For some seniors, retirement means raising their grandchildren while trying to make ends meet on a fixed income.

Stanley Shew-A-Tjon, 76, and his wife are raising their four grandchildren in a two-bedroom house. With two adults and four children in the home, he said covering basic expenses has become difficult.

“Two adults and four grandchildren in a 2-bedroom house. We’re trying to get out, but it’s not easy because we are both retired living on a fixed income,” Shew-A-Tjon said…

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