Detroit Grandparents Who Fostered Dozens Saved From Eviction by Community

A Detroit couple who fostered between 60 and 70 children over four decades have been moved into a rent-free home after facing eviction, with the rescue led by the granddaughter they raised from birth.

The Rodriguezes have been married 43 years and estimate they have raised 60 to 70 children in foster care, according to WXYZ Detroit. One of those children was their granddaughter, Shana Risby, who was born to a mother with a drug addiction and given up at birth.

Risby, now living in California, learned earlier this year that her grandparents were facing eviction…

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