May 3—WILKES-BARRE — Many older adults want to stay active and engaged with their community. Jill Emmert, director of the Foster Grandparent Program Luzerne/Wyoming Counties, part of Telespond Senior ...

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 ...

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 ...

NORTHERN CAMBRIA, Pa. – Starting Tuesday, the Cambria County Foster Grandparent Program will be moved to an inactive status due to unknowns with future funding, so the Small Town Hope Inc. staff and ...

WILKES-BARRE — Nellie Kubik and Helen O’Hara get up for work every day to work with kids and they love every minute of it. And for their 20 years each of being foster grandparents, the two were ...

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, ...

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 ...

BOYLE CO., Ky. (LEX 18) — At a Boyle County preschool center, every day is an opportunity for young children to get a "head start" in life. The pre-K Head Start center, run by Blue Grass Community ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Grandparents are a vital part of our Florida families. The Foster Grandparents program calls on seniors to become mentors to children at risk. It’s a win-win for ...

CELORON – The Foster Grandparents gathered recently for an instructional in-service meeting. The Lutheran Foster Grandparents work one-on-one with children in need of extra attention to help them to ...

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 ...