ARE YOU 55 YEARS OR OLDER?
Would you like to share your talents, love, and encouragement with an at-risk child? 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
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 a Foster Grandparent:
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!