Mentor and Tutor needy children of the Concho Valley.
The Foster Grandparent Program of the Concho Valley was brought to the Concho Valley in 1997. It is federally funded by the Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS), and is sponsored locally by the Concho Valley Council of Governments (CVCOG). Foster Grandparents serve 15 - 40 hours per week mentoring, tutoring, and being a positive role model to disadvantaged youth, children with special needs or special circumstances, children of Veterans, and children of deployed Active duty military in elementary schools, Head Start Programs, daycare centers, and after-school programs.
Benefits:Are you 55 years old, and want to work? If so, please call or write to us at:
Concho Valley Council of Governments
Attn: Foster Grandparents
5430 Link Road,
San Angelo, Texas 76904
325-944-9666 x 225
The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) was established in August 1965 to provide older adults with a useful way to serve their communities in the retirement years, and to give them the satisfaction that comes from being needed and serving others. The program also provides a source of individual attention and personalized care to children with special needs, to help these children grow physically, socially, emotionally, and mentally.
One of three programs that make up the "Senior Corps," the Foster Grandparent Program is administered and funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). This federal volunteer agency organizes its' programs into three streams of service: National Senior Service Corps, Learn and Serve America, and AmeriCorps.
In January 2002, President Bush called for the creation of the "Freedom Corps" to enlist Americans in public service at home and abroad. Initially, three service efforts will make up the Freedom Corps. The newly created Citizen Corps, AmeriCorps and Senior Corps (joint partnerships within the CNCS), and the Peace Corps.
AFGP volunteer Station can be a public agency, private non-profit organization, or proprietary health-care agency or organization that accepts the responsibility for assignment and supervision of Foster Grandparents in health, education, welfare, or related settings.
The types of agencies or organizations serving children which may be a volunteer Station, includes but are not limited to: Public/Private Elementary, Middle or High Schools, Head Start Centers, Teen Pregnancy Programs, Shelters, Rehabilitation Centers, Non-Profit Day Care Centers, and Before/After School Programs..
Foster Grandparents must be 55 years of age or older and have an interest in working with children. An individual must meet income eligibility guidelines in order to receive FGP benefits. Up to 50% of out of pocket medical expenses may be deducted from total income to determine eligibility.
Annual Income for Family Units of:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
$24,280 | $32,920 | $41,560 | $50,200 | $58,840 | $67,480 | $76,120 | $84,760 |
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Duties
Counties served by the FGP of the Concho Valley include: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble, Mason, Menard, McCulloch, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton and Tom Green.
Communities served by the FGP of the Concho Valley include: Eden, Bronte, Robert Lee, Mertzon, Mason, Menard, Brady, Big Lake, Eldorado, Sonora, and San Angelo.
* Eligibility to be a Foster Grandparent shall not be restricted on the basis of education, experience, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, handicap, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.