Foster Grandparent Program of East Central TN

Foster Grandparent Program of East Central TN Foster grandparents are volunteers who work one-on-one with children who have special or exceptional needs in the educational field. They have to love children.

The Foster Grandparent Program is about making a difference in a child’s life, but the foster grandparents get something out of it, too. This program gives volunteers a reason to get up and get out of the house each day and to meet and associate with new people. It especially gives them the opportunity to work with some children that shower them with love and acceptance. As they get older, some pe

ople think that they are no longer of any use because they are a bit slower, their health isn’t as good as it used to be and they aren’t out earning a “big wage” like they used to do. Their kids are busy doing their thing with their children or have moved to another area. They may often think, “Why am I still here?” Many seniors are “still here” to be foster grandparents. The LBJ&C Foster Grandparent Program gives them a feeling that they are needed. They have a desire to do something good and know that somebody needs them. They become attached to the children that they serve. This program bridges a generation gap and reenergizes seniors, too. The children have someone that they know will be there five days a week that they can talk to, and share things with and just know that they are loved and accepted unconditionally, no matter what. The majority of the foster grandparents are in their 70s and 80s, but they have to be at least 55. Their income has to be below 200 percent of the poverty level. They volunteer to work with the children at least 15 and as many as 40 hours a week. They do this because they care, not because they are making a lot of money. They only receive $2.65 an hour of tax-free money. This money cannot be counted as income for any benefits that they receive such as public housing, food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid, TennCare, VA benefits or Social Security. The volunteers receive the tax-exempt stipend, help with transportation, one to two meals a day, training monthly and yearly physicals.

03/02/2022

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10/21/2021

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else.

Charles Dickens

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09/13/2021

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Today we worked some more on commerating the 911 national day of service. The Foster Grandparent Program and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program provided a meal to the Crossville Police Department, Crossville City and County Fire Departments and the Crossville Ambulance Service to thank them for all that they do to serve their community. Firehouse Subs, and Flying Pig made it possible for us to do this by donating all or a portion of the meals provided.

08/26/2021

Well we did it. We got our grannies back in the centers, most on August 16th and the last one on August 23rd. In one center that opened on the 16th we already have a classroom closed for COVID for 14 days.
We do have 5 grannies who are not comfortable returning due to the Delta variant at this time. They have all had the vaccine shots so we are praying that we do not have anyone get sick.

08/17/2021

Wishing Brenda Harris a Very Happy Birthday and a great year to come. Brenda has been with the Foster Grandparent Program since 10/7/2010. Before that she helped her mother( Hester Norris) volunteer as a Foster Grandparent because she was not old enough. She has served the children at Home Away from Home Head Start OBED in Crossville. Tennessee, all of that time. Thank you for your service to the program, the children and me.

08/15/2021

Wishing Kerry Masters a Very Happy Birthday and a great year to come. Kerry has been a Foster Grandparent at Tennessee Tech University Child Development Lab in Cookeville, Tennessee, since 3/26/2012. She serves the children well. She is also a member and currently chairperson of our Advisory Council.
I appreciate your service to the program, children and myself very much.

08/10/2021

Wishing Maxine Simpson a Very Happy Birthday and a great year to come. Maxine has been a Foster Grandparent at the Crossville Tennessee Head Start since 8/20/2010. She has served the program, children and myself very well during that period.

07/21/2021

Today is Betty Jean Bryan's Birthday. We wish her a very Happy Birthday and a great year to come. Betty serves at the Algood Head Start in Cookeville TN. She has been a Foster Grandparent since 4/3/2018. Thank you for your service to the community and children.

07/20/2021

Today is Ki Suk Wyatt's birthday. Wishing her a very Happy Birthday and a great year to come. Ki Suk has been a Foster Grandparent since 10/3/2018 at the Crossville TN Head Start Center. Thank you for your service to the children and the community.

07/19/2021

Mary "Janie" Eldridge has a birthday today. Wishing her a very Happy Birthday and a great year to come. Janie has been a Foster Grandparent since 9/30/2015 and serves the children and community of Monterey TN in the head start program. Thank you Janie for your service.

06/30/2021

We all have different gifts, so we all have ways of saying to the world who we are.
Fred Rogers

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Cookeville, TN
38501

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Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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+19315286488

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