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 ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Ruth Flynn of Wilkes-Barre and Ann Michak of West Wyoming were recently honored at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Funding for the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program in southwest Missouri, run by OACAC, is uncertain beyond June 30. The program pairs older adult volunteers with at-risk children for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.