YWCA Tri-County Area’s (YW3CA) Foster Grandparent Program volunteers are missing the opportunity to work with students – as it’s now been over 5 months since they were last able to serve students in their community. Although the program volunteers aren’t able to serve in their school or childcare sites, they have been enjoying checking in […]
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Phyllice Jackson compares children to “buds on a tree, and I love to see them bloom.” Jackson, who prefers to be called PJ, is a volunteer with YWCA Tri-County Area’s Foster Grandparents Program. Foster Grandparents Program encourages adult volunteers 55 and older to stay active by helping children and youth in their communities. Volunteers are
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Regina Hauserman, or Miss Jeana as the children in the classroom call her, is relatively new to the Foster Grandparent Program, and currently serves at YWCA Tri-County Area’s Early Education Center in Pottstown. “Because of different circumstances I’m unable to work. Luckily, the Foster Grandparent Program doesn’t mind people with canes, so I’m able to
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Our very own Foster Grandparent Volunteer Sande Gelet may have had off this summer, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t busy. After weeks of working on a sleeping mat – she has completed her 4th mat for the Sleeping Mat Project. At Petra Community Housing, Sande has found quite the hobby in creating sleeping mats
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Have you volunteered for over 11,000 lifetime hours? Foster Grandparent Phyllice Jackson has! Foster Grandparent volunteer Phyllice Jackson has been a part of the program for over 7 years. YWCA Tri-County Area sponsors the Foster Grandparents Program in Montgomery County. This program allows older adults a chance to volunteer in their community. Volunteers are placed
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