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The MEOC
Foster Grandparent
Program offers opportunities
for seniors to spend quality time with young people
- from singing with preschoolers, reading to
schoolchildren, to mentoring at-risk youth. Seniors
with a love for children and willing to devote 15-40
hrs per week are encouraged to call. The program
currently has partnerships with dozens of
educational programs in Wise, Lee, and Scott
Counties and the City of Norton.
Foster Grandparents must be at least 55
years of age with a limited income. Foster
Grandparents will receive a tax-free monthly stipend
for their service, which does not affect
Medicare/Medicaid or
Social Security
or benefits such as
food stamps,
rental assistance or federal fuel assistance. They
receive earned annual leave time, holiday pay and
transportation reimbursement, an annual physical
exam and
supplemental insurance
while they are at their sites. For additional
information, call Bill Dotson at
276-523-4202(local)
or
800-252-6362
(toll free).
E-Mail:
Bill
Dotson
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