COMMUNITY ACTION OF SOUTHERN KENTUCKY IS SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR THE…. FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM….WHICH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
SENIORS AGE 55 AND OLDER…..TO SUPPORT…ENCOURAGE…MENTOR…AND NURTURE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL AND EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS…..
VOLUNTEERS IN THE PROGRAM SERVE CHILDREN FROM INFANCY TO 21….AND MAY BE THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA OR HAVE PHYSICAL…MENTAL…
SOCIAL… AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES….
COMMUNITY ACTION PAIRS INCOME-ELIGIBLE SENIORS WITH THESE CHILDREN TO ACT AS MENTORS IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS IN THE 10-COUNTY BRADD
REGION…..VOLUNTEERS CAN SERVE A MINIMUM OF 15-HOURS AND UP TO 40-HOURS PER WEEK DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THEIR ASSIGNED LOCATION…..“