COAD Foster Grandparent Program is looking for senior volunteers, 55 years of age and older, to help children with special and/or exceptional needs in the area schools, Head Start centers, nonprofit day care/preschool centers, and other educational facilities. If you meet Foster Grandparent Program income guidelines, you will receive a modest, non-reportable, tax free stipend along with mileage reimbursement to help offset your cost of volunteering. You must love children and be able to take direction from the teaching staff and also be able to serve 15 to 40 hours per week. We have monthly in-service meetings to train and inform you on the program and a yearly recognition luncheon to celebrate your accomplishments.

As a Foster Grandparent Program volunteer you will make a difference in the lives of children in your community as well as a feeling of usefulness and heightened self-esteem for yourselves.

If you are interested in this program, contact the COAD Area IV Foster Grandparent Program, Debbie Taylor, coordinator, 1250 Vernonview Drive, Mount Vernon 43050, by phone at 740-392-6251, or email: dtaylor@coadinc.org. You may visit the COAD website at http://www.coadinc.org. Area IV FGP covers Morrow, Knox, Licking, Coshocton, Holmes, Ashland, Richland counties.