May 3—WILKES-BARRE — Many older adults want to stay active and engaged with their community. Jill Emmert, director of the Foster Grandparent Program Luzerne/Wyoming Counties, part of Telespond Senior ...

At the meeting of the Foster Grandparent Program held in the New Opportunity Building in Waterbury on Dec. 19, the volunteers heard the news that the program will continue under the AmeriCorps Senior ...

The Foster Grandparent Program of Luzerne/Wyoming Counties, part of Telespond Senior Services Inc., held its Volunteer Recognition Luncheon from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, at The Woodlands Inn and ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Federal funding cuts are starting to make an impact locally. The Lucas County Foster Grandparent Program through Senior Centers, Inc. is feeling the effects. In fact, it’s being ...

At a recent luncheon celebrating the 60th anniversary of the foster grandparent program, volunteer Lynn Swan Sheppard of Point Breeze received the Directors Award. Linda Robinson loves children, and ...

Grandparents as Parents is a program for kinship caregivers in Knoxville/Knox County, TN. Many grandparent caregivers describe feeling alone in their child-raising efforts. Programs like Grandparents ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Health and Human Services is recruiting volunteers for its Foster Grandparent program, which connects older Texans with children in need of one-on-one emotional support, ...

A long-running program that paired senior volunteers with children who need extra attention in Cambria County classrooms ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Blaming the impounding of federal funding by the Office of Management and Budget, PEACE Inc. of Syracuse told Syracuse City Schools and senior volunteers its Foster Grandparent ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Foster Grandparent Program, which connects volunteers ages 55 and older with opportunities to serve as mentors, tutors, and role models to children, is celebrating 60 ...

Foster grandparents work one-on-one with children, supporting their physical, mental, emotional and social development WILKES-BARRE — Many older adults want to stay active and engaged with their ...