Organization Overview:
As a Foster Grandparent, you will use your life experiences and wisdom to help change the future for a child. Our Foster Grandparents act as mentors and tutors for children in local schools who will benefit from extra attention and assistance.
In addition to the opportunity to make a difference, Foster Grandparent volunteers receive:
-a tax-free stipend of $4.00 per hour and mileage reimbursements
-supplemental insurance coverage while volunteering
-20 hours of pre-service orientation and 2 hours of monthly in-service training
-personal and holiday leave
Volunteer Tasks Include:
- Help preschoolers get ready for Kindergarten
- Assist children with arts and crafts
- Tutor students in a particular subject
- Provide homework assistance in different subjects
- Read to children/listen to children read
- Mentor youth in school or in the community
- Work with teen parents and their childrenDuring COVID-19 our members helped with contact tracing, testing, data entry and a phone bank.