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Foster Grandparents Program celebrates volunteers
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn Wednesday, the Foster Grandparent Program of Western Illinois, sponsored by the Tri-County Opportunities Council, celebrated the impact of the 50...
Foster program a ‘blessing’ for grandparents and kids
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Catholic Charities has a foster program that offers children and grandparents...
'Foster Grandparents' volunteer in Columbia schools. Here's how they help kids learn
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoColumbia resident Phillis Jones roughly 21 years ago learned of a program that would have an impact...
He signed up to 'be there' for kids. At 73, he learned just as much from them
Press Connects | Press & Sun-Bulletin via Yahoo News· 1 month agoOn a beautiful, sunny day inside room 303 at Chenango Forks Elementary School, one person at the...
Where the money goes: Foster families get paid, relatives caring for children get nothing
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEditor's note: This is the sixth part in a six-installment series about Native American children in...
Branch County needs more foster families
The Daily Reporter via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBRANCH COUNTY — Fifteen-year-old Arilinn Wardwell signed consent to adoption Tuesday and became the daughter of her grandparents, Carl and Candy Fields,...
Foster Grandparents make a difference in the lives of youth -- and their own
The Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.C. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 1—If you're a senior looking to lend a helping hand to your community's youth, the Foster Grandparent program offers a chance for intergenerational interaction in a classroom setting, helping ...
'Inflated, unearned stipends': Cambria County Area Agency on Aging agrees to $122K payment for...
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 22—EBENSBURG, Pa. — The Cambria County Area Agency on Aging has agreed to pay more than $122,000 to resolve allegedly misappropriated funds from the administration of an AmeriCorps Foster ...
Agencies try to recruit foster families as number of kids needing homes grows
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEdgewood’s John and Robin Tiller took in two foster children in January 2021 — brothers who were 6...
Compassion Church works to boost fostering, adoption
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPLAIN TWP. − The Rev. Noah Schumacher said that after he attended an informational meeting about the state of foster care and adoption, he came away so stunned by the need that he endeavored ...
