FGP provides volunteer opportunities to eligible low-income seniors to give support and individual attention to children with special needs. Volunteer Grandparents create meaningful relationships with special needs children by providing love, being a mentor, providing encouragement, and providing companionship on a one-to-one basis for 15-20 hours per week. They receive paid training, annual physical exams, paid vacation, sick days, supplementary accident and liability insurance, transportation support, lunch at site and tax-free stipend. They strengthen communities by providing youth services in schools, Head Start programs homeless shelters and non-profit childcare centers. For more information, please call the Foster Grandparent Program at (410) 222-1818. |
