How to help seniors and kids in your neighborhood

Be a foster grandparent

As a Foster Grandparent, you’re a role model, a mentor, and a friend. Serving at one of thousands of local organizations—including faith-based groups, Head Start Centers, schools, and other youth facilities—you help children learn to read, provide one-on-one tutoring, and guide children at a critical time in their lives. Put simply, you give the kind of comfort and love that sets a child on the path toward a successful future. For more information, visit www.getinvolved.gov.

Be a senior companion

If you’re 60 and want to share your experience and compassion, you have what it takes to be a Senior Companion. By becoming a companion to a frail person, you help that person stay in their own home. Whether you’re giving families or professional caregivers much-needed time off, running errands, or simply being a friend, youll make a difference that strengthens and helps preserve an individuals independence. And youll join with thousands of others to help control the rising costs of health care. For more information, visit www.getinvolved.gov.

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