The Senior Corps is a nationwide network of programs of The Corporation for National and Community Service, an independent federal agency created to connect Americans of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to give back to their communities and their nation.
The Senior Citizens Council sponsors two Senior Corps programs so you will find a perfect home as a Foster Grandparents, or a Senior Companion. To learn more about the Senior Corps, please select a program below. For additional information about Senior Corps in the USA, please visit their website at www.seniorcorps.gov.
The Senior Citizens Council sponsors two Senior Corps programs so you will find a perfect home as a Foster Grandparents, or a Senior Companion. To learn more about the Senior Corps, please select a program below. For additional information about Senior Corps in the USA, please visit their website at www.seniorcorps.gov.
The Foster Grandparent Program (FPG) pairs volunteers age 55 and older with children who have special needs.
Foster Grandparents serve 20 hours weekly, in Head Starts, public schools, shelters, and after-school programs.
Individuals who qualify based on income receive an hourly stipend and other benefits.
Through The Senior Citizens Council, approximately 90 Foster Grandparents serve children in Richmond, Columbia, Burke, Jefferson, and McDuffie Counties. They may tutor, go on field trips with children, read, rock, or cuddle homeless children, or encourage children in therapy activities. Always, they are attentive listeners and good role models.
Direct benefits for Foster Grandparents and Senior Companion who meet income guidelines and a background check include a $2.65 hourly stipend; travel reimbursement; paid training, holidays, vacation, and medical leave; a physical exam each year; excess accident, liability, and life insurance while volunteering; and a smock to be worn in service. Many Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions receive a free meal each workday.
Foster Grandparents serve 20 hours weekly, in Head Starts, public schools, shelters, and after-school programs.
Individuals who qualify based on income receive an hourly stipend and other benefits.
Through The Senior Citizens Council, approximately 90 Foster Grandparents serve children in Richmond, Columbia, Burke, Jefferson, and McDuffie Counties. They may tutor, go on field trips with children, read, rock, or cuddle homeless children, or encourage children in therapy activities. Always, they are attentive listeners and good role models.
Direct benefits for Foster Grandparents and Senior Companion who meet income guidelines and a background check include a $2.65 hourly stipend; travel reimbursement; paid training, holidays, vacation, and medical leave; a physical exam each year; excess accident, liability, and life insurance while volunteering; and a smock to be worn in service. Many Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions receive a free meal each workday.
Through the Senior Companion Program (SCP), volunteers age 55 and older lend a hand to adults who are frail or disabled.
Senior Companions serve 20 hours weekly in private homes or in shelters or workshops where they are assigned to help their clients live as independently as
possible.
Individuals who qualify receive an hourly stipend and other benefits.
Senior Companions serve 20 hours weekly in private homes or in shelters or workshops where they are assigned to help their clients live as independently as
possible.
Individuals who qualify receive an hourly stipend and other benefits.
