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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Ruth Flynn of Wilkes-Barre and Ann Michak of West Wyoming were recently honored at the ...

Toward the end of May, the mother of a Washington Middle School student gushed to Brandy Knelson about how different her son’s school year ended up compared to the last one. Back in the fall when ...

Funding for the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program in southwest Missouri, run by OACAC, is uncertain beyond June 30. The program pairs older adult volunteers with at-risk children for ...

CROMWELL — For Villa Court resident Jo Schneider, it's the enthusiasm. When the fourth grade students walk into the cafe area of the assisted living center, she said, you can feel the energy shift.

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 ...

BOONE — Appalachian State University's award-winning Foster Grandparent Program, a subprogram of Appalachian Senior Programs (ASP), is celebrating 45 years in 2025. In recognition of volunteer service ...

BEATRICE, Neb. (KOLN) - Inside the classrooms of St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Beatrice, a calming voice in a sea of commotion and jittery energy is making a big difference in the lives of the little ...

Educators in Jackson County, West Virginia, are rallying around its small Foster Grandparents Program in schools after significant cuts and freezes in the nationwide program appear to have ended it.