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Seniors in Service Program Matches Foster Grandparents with School Kids in Need
Our Town Reno
English - November 18, 2021 14:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Government reno nevada homeless streets affordable housing homelessness poverty Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Our older residents have been lonely during the pandemic, while some of our kids have been struggling in school. What better program than to pair the two together in a win win program. Seniors in Service has been doing just that. They have a foster grandparents program that pairs senior citizens with students in local schools. Half mentorship and half companionship, this program benefits not just students, but the volunteers and also the teachers. Listen to Sheri Brown, the volunteer coordinator talk about the program and hear from long time volunteer Linda Peterson. Our reporter for this episode is Richard Bednarski.