THE FOSTER GRANDPARENTS PROGRAM IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 1965 TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS 60 YEARS OR OLDER AND INCOME ELIGIBLE PROVIDE A STABLE, CARING, AND LOVING RELATIONSHIP WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE SPECIAL OR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS. VOLUNTEERS EXPERIENCE A SPECIAL JOY AND WARMTH THAT COMES FROM SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND COMPASSION WITH CHILDREN. GRANDPARENTS VOLUNTEER 20 HOURS PER WEEK, 4 HOURS PER DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK.
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Dates
Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
Source
990
No causes provided
No populations provided
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$183.5K
Senior Social Services Program
CRSS HAS A DEDICATED SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDES SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO EXTENSIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS, INFORMATION RESOURCES, AND REFERRAL SERVICES. SERVICES INCLUDE: GERIATRIC CASE MANAGEMENT, PROGRAMS FOR GRANDPARENTS ACTING AS PARENTS, SERVICES TO CONNECT SENIORS WITH FOOD AND SHELTER, FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL RESOURCES AND COUNSELING. SOCIAL SERVICES ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR THOSE IN CRSS SENIOR APARTMENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING, SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN THEIR OWN HOMES.
