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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Just before Christmas, the Southeast Alabama Community Action Partnership honored foster grandparent program volunteers. Volunteers gathered for an end-of-the-year celebration, ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Now in it’s third year, the “Adopt a Grandparent” program is a campaign run by Impressions of Saratoga and The Dark Horse Mercantile. The program fundraises to ...

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 ...