FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

Summary of services:

• Supplemental income for seniors dedicating 20 hours per week to special needs children

• Tax-free stipend of $53 per week ($2.65 per hour)

• Transportation allowance

• Daily meal

• Accrue sick/vacation time

• Annual physical exam

• Accident/liability insurance

• 60 years of age and older

• Low income (based on Federal Poverty Level)

• Reasonably healthy

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• English

Children are served in:

• Public Schools

• Hospitals

• Child abuse facilities

• Correctional centers

Q. Will the stipend affect my status for low-income housing/SSI/Social Security?

A. No. FGP is a federally funded program designed to help seniors who are assisting their community by nurturing special needs children.

Q. Where will I be placed?

A. Sites are always chosen by this criteria:

• Proximity to Foster Grandparent's home/transportation issues

• What type of special needs children the Foster Grandparent would like to serve

• Languages spoken by Foster Grandparent/children

• Educational background of Foster Grandparent

• Where there is a placement need

• Service hours are defined by site need (e.g., schools generally include morning hours)

• Hospitals, Children's Shelter, Juvenile Hall can be at any time of day/evening

• Foster Grandparent Program Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Office: 2625 Zanker Road, Suite #200, San Jose, CA 95134-2107