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 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) TROY, N.Y. – The Foster Grandparent Program through Commission on Economic Opportunity has been serving the ...

Federal funding for a program that pairs trained older adults in southwest Missouri with at-risk children in need of both tutoring and encouragement is in limbo. The AmeriCorps Seniors Foster ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X TROY, N.Y. – The Foster Grandparent Program through Commission on Economic Opportunity has been ...

Peggy Schaffer has been helping teach Hibbing fourth and fifth graders math for 10 years. But she isn’t a teacher — she’s a foster grandparent. Schaffer has been a volunteer at Lincoln Elementary ...

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, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - At a table outside Alyson Williams' classroom at Enos Elementary School, first-grader Kamya Small settles in with a pair of books. "Are you going to read for me?" asks ...

When times get tough, even the smallest act of kindness can create a big response. This sentiment is exactly what a new program is trying to achieve for the senior populations across the U.S. through ...

A care home group took the "Adopt a Grandparent" program virtual amid COVID-19. A care home group in England, which took its "Adopt a Grandparent" program virtual amid the coronavirus pandemic, has ...

RITA GERGERICH, a foster grandparent at Cherry Valley Elementary in Polson, holds a sign while she sits in the library, where she enjoys volunteering five days a week. (Ashley Fox/Lake County Leader) ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. >> At a table outside Alyson Williams’ classroom at Enos Elementary School, first grader Kamya Small settles in with a pair of books. “Are you going to read for me?” asks Elizabeth ...