Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 3—WILKES-BARRE — Many older adults want to stay active and engaged with their community. Jill Emmert, director of the Foster ...

Thank you to everyone who helped get the foster grandparent program reinstated ("Syracuse school children to regain foster grandparents after Trump cuts are reversed," Sept. 11, 2025). I have been ...

The Foster Grandparent Program of Luzerne/Wyoming Counties, part of Telespond Senior Services Inc., held its Volunteer Recognition Luncheon from noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, at The Woodlands Inn and ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Blaming the impounding of federal funding by the Office of Management and Budget, PEACE Inc. of Syracuse told Syracuse City Schools and senior volunteers its Foster Grandparent ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Federal funding cuts are starting to make an impact locally. The Lucas County Foster Grandparent Program through Senior Centers, Inc. is feeling the effects. In fact, it’s being ...

At the meeting of the Foster Grandparent Program held in the New Opportunity Building in Waterbury on Dec. 19, the volunteers heard the news that the program will continue under the AmeriCorps Senior ...

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Educators in Jackson County, West Virginia, are rallying around its small Foster Grandparents Program in schools after significant cuts and freezes in the nationwide ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Foster Grandparent Program, which connects volunteers ages 55 and older with opportunities to serve as mentors, tutors, and role models to children, is celebrating 60 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Health and Human Services is recruiting volunteers for its Foster Grandparent program, which connects older Texans with children in need of one-on-one emotional support, ...

CROMWELL — For Villa Court resident Jo Schneider, it's the enthusiasm. When the fourth grade students walk into the cafe area of the assisted living center, she said, you can feel the energy shift.

Wanda Fields sung and danced with 2-year-olds on Monday morning as they waved colorful scarves and ribbons, helping them get their wiggles out before sitting down for story time. She helped a girl ...

Foster grandparents work one-on-one with children, supporting their physical, mental, emotional and social development WILKES-BARRE — Many older adults want to stay active and engaged with their ...