Are you looking to give back to your community?
AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program provides older adults 55+ opportunities to form mentorships and bonds in their local Pre-K-12 classrooms. Foster Grandparent Program volunteers serve students with exceptional needs or disadvantaged backgrounds in Montgomery County and Chester County schools, childcare centers, and daycares.
Interested volunteers are matched with opportunities that align with their skills, interests, and passions. Volunteers provide one-on-one mentorship and support to youth K-12 in school, childcare, and community settings to help children develop academic and life skills critical to youth development. When you serve as an AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent, you make a positive impact on students academically and emotionally while strengthening intergenerational bonds.
Sound like you?
Volunteer must...
- Be 55+ years or older
- Meet income guidelines
- Consent to comprehensive criminal background checks
- Adhere to code of conduct and program policies
- Attend and complete pre-service orientation training
- Possess genuine desire to work with children and youth
- Commit to volunteering a minimum of 15 hours per week
Our committed team of AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparents volunteers play a vital role in children's lives. Volunteering enhances connections with peers, boosts physical and mental well-being, instills a sense of purpose, and combats isolation.
Benefits:
- Small, non-taxable stipends to help offset costs of volunteerism
- Reimbursement for travel costs (or transportation for adults 65+)
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Opportunities to connect and network with others
- Supplemental accident, liability, and excess auto insurance
- Recognition for service
- The joy of making a difference in a child’s life
The Foster Grandparent Program is part of AmeriCorps Seniors, administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that supports service and volunteering programs to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement. This program is federally funded by an AmeriCorps Seniors issued grant.
A Child Needs YOU
Become an AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent
For more information call 610-323-1888, Option 4
or email FGP@ywcatricountyarea.org.
The Foster Grandparent Program is a national service initiative funded by the federal government and locally sponsored by YWCA Tri-County Area.
This material is based upon work supported by AmeriCorps. 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. The views expressed in this document are the author(s) and do not represent AmeriCorps.