Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 1—If you're a senior looking to lend a helping hand to your community's youth, the Foster Grandparent program offers a chance ...

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, ...

Mar. 29—COLUMBUS — The Foster (or Classroom) Grandparent program of Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson and Jennings counties is currently recruiting new participants. Eligible adults serve in public ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo — It may seem out of place to see grandparents in grade school classrooms, but there has been a steady growth of them in Kansas City-area school districts. School administrators and ...

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 ...

Grandparents Raising Grandkids Find Help Through 'Grandfamily' Programs. Across the United States, millions of grandparents ...

A volunteer with the Foster Grandparents Program works with students at a Lake Charles elementary school. Some of the kids call Daisy Jones grandma. It doesn't matter that they see her only during ...

In a world where the embrace of a caring community is more crucial than ever, the Foster Grandparent Program by Wesley Family Services helps create nurturing bonds for schoolchildren in southwestern ...

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 ...

The Foster Grandparents Program allows senior community members to assist in education in Idaho classrooms. Many retirees and senior citizens who are 55 + connect as volunteers with children in a ...

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Educators in Jackson County, West Virginia, are rallying around its small Foster Grandparents Program in schools after significant cuts and freezes in the nationwide ...