Alexandra Walker has taught in Alachua County for 17 years, including seven working with Grandma D., who became “a second mother” to her. When Grandma D. called her saying they needed to talk, she ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Senior Centers, Inc. announced Tuesday it plans to “wind down” the Lucas County Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) over a loss in federal funding. The statement released Tuesday ...

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 ...

A local program is linking up children who are just beginning their education, with seniors who have a lifetime of experiences to pass on. And they're hoping to find more people who want to become a ...

EBENSBURG — The Cambria County commissioners relinquished grant funds for the AmeriCorps foster grandparent program by a 2-1 vote Thursday with the hope of rebuilding the program under another ...

Living Local 15 host Jessica Williams is joined by Danielle Lyons, Program Director of the Foster Grandparent Program, to learn all about the organization and how the Foster Grandparent Program ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal funding for a program that pairs trained older adults in southwest Missouri with at-risk children in need of both tutoring ...

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 ...

Wanda Fields, 75, interacts with children at the Early Head Start program at J.A. Hargrave Elementary School on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Fort Worth. Fields spends 20 hours a week volunteering ...