Foster Grandparents

	...are volunteers age 60 or older who give care and attention to children with special needs, in sites such as Head Start programs, hospitals, shelters and schools.  A record 100 Foster Grandparents served  over 1,100 special needs children in 2003.
	...serve 20 hours per week.
	...is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

 

    The Singing Grannies Perform Throughout Community

    

 

 

We're so proud!  We're so proud!  We're so proud!  We're so proud!

Foster Grandparent Volunteer Wins Top Award from Richland School District One. 

Al Snyder (right) is congratulated by WOLO's James Hill for recently being chosen the Middle School Volunteer of the Year!

  

 

 Foster Grandparent Volunteers Strut their Stuff!

 

Foster Grandparent volunteers are all smiles after hosting and starring in a fashion show at Richland County Recreation Commission's Camp Sunshine, a summer camp for developmentally delayed young people.  The Foster Grandparents, who work with the young people during the camp, are able to volunteer because of a grant from the Junior League of Columbia.  

 

 

 

For more information or to make a donation to the Foster Grandparent Program, please contact Carole Poyner, Director, by calling 803.252.7734 or emailing sri01@sc.rr.com