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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Volunteer role models mentor Maine youngsters to support K-12 success. The Foster Grandparent Program is gearing up for the upcoming school year. Last year 61 volunteers served 162 children in ...

The Foster Grandparent Program hosted its 38th anniversary and recognition luncheon at Genetti Hotel and Convention Center. The theme was ‘Sapphire Celebration’ in honor the national FGP program’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In classrooms across the Ohio Valley, some of the most meaningful lessons aren’t coming from textbooks… but from connection.

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, ...