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Senior Volunteer Opportunities

Foster Grandparents Program (FGP)

MISSION: To improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering

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When you join AmeriCorps Seniors, you choose how you want to give back. You can: help a struggling child to learn to read, deliver groceries to an elderly neighbor. There are a variety of opportunities available to you through AmeriCorps Seniors. Learn more about this national program.

Foster Grandparent Program

At Central Missouri Community Action, you can mentor and guide students to higher academic achievement. The Foster Grandparent Program connects role models like you with students with exceptional needs.

Eligibility

  • Men and women, age 55 and over.
  • Retired or no longer in the workforce.
  • Capable of serving assigned children on a personal and regular basis.
  • Be physically able, as determined by a required physical examination prior to the assignment.
  • Willing to volunteer a minimum of 15 hours per week.
  • Willing to accept supervision as needed.

Benefits

  • If eligible, volunteers may receive a stipend at the rate of $4.00 per hour.
  • One hot, nutritious meal provided at most site locations.
  • Transportation or mileage reimbursement.
  • A physical exam.
  • Accident and liability insurance.
  • Orientation and in-service training program.
  • Information and referral service.
  • Annual recognition program.

Activities

  • Foster grandparents and children play games, talk, listen, read, and eat together.
  • Foster grandparents lend support to learning and therapy.
  • Activities between the foster grandparents and children are developed for a one-on-one relationship.

Interested in volunteering for FGP? Call 573-777-5225

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