The CourAGE to Care
Do You Have The CourAGE to Care?
The Foster Grandparent Program
Click Here for our website or call 402-561-2247 for more information.
The Foster Grandparent Program provides meaningful opportunities for individuals age 55 and older to remain physically and mentally active by serving as a positive role model to children and youth in their communities. Foster Grandparents assist children needing special attention in education, healthcare, and social development. They volunteer in schools, Head Start Programs, hospitals, and child development centers. Through regular interaction with a Foster Grandparent, children needing special attention have an opportunity to improve their mental, emotional, and social development. Volunteers must serve at least 10 hours a week and must complete an enrollment and pre-service training including background checks. In return for their commitment of serving the youth in their communities, volunteers receive a tax-free stipend of $3 per hour, mileage reimbursement and may receive a meal while on duty along with other benefits.
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, volunteers are serving in the support of children just from home. Volunteers are writing letters to children along with providing activities for the children to do from home. Some volunteers are doing video chatting with or recording videos for kids to provide emotional support. Videos of the Grandparents reading picture books are shared with the schools to provide that grandparent role while volunteers are unable to serve in person.
Past CourAGE to Care Honorees:
AAA's - click Here to view their story
AARP - click Here to view their story
Adult Learners - click Here to view the information
\Aging Partners - click Here to view their story
Alzheimer's Association - click Here to view their story
APS - click Here to view their story
Austin Wilson – click Here to view his story
Care Consultants for the Aging – click Here to view their story
Career Opportunities - click Here
CHI Health Faith Community Health Network - click Here to view their story
DD Launderville – click Here to view her story
Dreamweaver Foundation - click Here to view their story
Emily Drummy – click Here to view her story
Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging – click Here to view the story of Dennis Loose and Janelle Cox
Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging Volunteer Program – click Here to view thier story
Glenda Hallberg – click Here to view her story
Home Delivered Meal Providers – click Here to view their story
Hospice House - click Here to view their story
Intercultural Senior Center - click Here to view their story
Jeannie Hannan – click Here to view her story
Joey Cadek – click Here to view his story
Judy Dierkhising – click Here to view her story
Legal Aid of Nebraska - click Here to view their story
LifeLoop - click Here to view their story
Methodist Hospital - click Here to view their story
Parkinson's Foundation - click Here to view their story
Rose Blumkin Jewish Home - click Here to view their story
The Nebraska State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program - click Here to view their story
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Omaha National Cemetery - Click Here to their story
VA Omaha Geriatrics - click Here to view their story