ARE YOU 55 YEARS OR OLDER?
Would you like to share your talents, love, and encouragement with a child? The Foster Grandparent Program, federally funded by AmeriCorps Seniors, is a volunteer initiative where adults 55+ provide one-on-one mentoring, tutoring, and support to children with exceptional needs. OACAC Foster Grandparents serve at volunteer stations in a 14-county area of Southwest Missouri.
Who Are Foster Grandparents?
As a Foster Grandparent program volunteer, you get to do many wonderful things any grandparent would do with their own grandchildren:
- Playing, loving, laughing, and listening
- Assist teachers with tutoring, therapy, developing motor skills, and other classroom activities
- Serve as a role model for children or teens who do not have the opportunity to share time with their own grandparents
VOLUNTEER
With Nonprofit Agencies
Foster Grandparents volunteer with a number of nonprofit agencies, such as:
- Public schools
- Head Start classes
- Schools for exceptional children
- Youth community centers
- Agencies for troubled youth
- Day care centers
This material is based upon work supported by AmeriCorps under Grant #25SFEMO004. Opinions or points of view expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of, or a position that is endorsed by, AmeriCorps.
GET INVOLVED
Do you love children? Are you 55 or older?
If you answered YES to these questions, you are only four steps away from becoming an AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent volunteer:
1.
Call our main office at 417-864-3420
2.
Fill out an application, income review form, and background check
3.
Complete a personal interview and orientation training
4.
Meet our special guidelines
VOLUNTEER TODAY
You can become a positive role model for a special child right here in Southwest Missouri!
DONATE TODAY
Your gift connects more kids with positive adult role models to support their development!