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Catholic Charities

Central Minnesota Foster Grandparent Program

Allowing children and seniors to mutually benefit from an intergenerational relationship

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Catholic Charities Foster Grandparent Program provides the opportunity
for stipend volunteers age 60+ to make a lasting contribution to their community by mentoring children in 100 nonprofit volunteer sites across Central Minnesota (schools, after school programs, head starts, early education programs, day cares, day treatment programs, residential programs, and more) as Foster Grandparents. Foster Grandparents volunteer a minimum of 15 hours per week; many give up to 40 hours. Annually 250 Foster Grandparents served 7,500 of children for a total of 180,000 hours of service. Volunteer Sites often state that they don't know how they would ever replace their Foster Grandparents because of all of the good that they do.

Providing a valuable "natural" resource

Foster Grandparents are valuable resources for children and for their
Volunteer Sites. They offer wisdom and the benefit of their knowledge,
various talents, and experience to children and to the service site.
Often a Foster Grandparent fills a void left in a child's life when
his/her own grandparents live at a distance or are deceased. A Foster
"Grandma" or "Grandpa" gives each special child valuable one-on-one
attention, encouragement, and unconditional love.

Offering themselves in service to Central Minnesota's children

Foster Grandparents volunteer throughout the 16 Central Minnesota counties served by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud: Benton, Douglas, Grant, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stearns, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties. Children in these counties are waiting for their Foster Grandparent. There is always a need to register more Foster Grandparent volunteers and more service sites.

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Volunteering: Individuals

If you are interested in becoming a Foster Grandparent… learn more>>.

Volunteering: Groups & Organizations

If your group or organization is interested in having a Foster Grandparent
serve the children you work with… learn more>>.

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Nationally recognized program

The Central Minnesota Foster Grandparent Program of Catholic Charities
is designed for persons 60 years old+, regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, sex, marital status, or disability. The program is funded by the Corporation for National & Community Service, MN Board on Aging, and local United Ways and is administered by Catholic Charities because we are concerned about the quality of life for our senior citizens and for the children and communities they serve.

There is a place for you in a child's life…

Share your time and talents…your years of experience can make a real difference in the life of a child.

To learn more…

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Central Minnesota Foster Grandparent Program
157 Roosevelt Rd, Ste 200
St. Cloud, MN 56301

Ph: 320.229.4588
Ph: 866.895.7992
Fx: 320.253.7464

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Serving Central Minnesota.