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20 people are interested
Stipend Positions Volunteering with Children
ORGANIZATION: Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC)
Please visit the new page to apply.
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20 people are interested
The Foster Grandparent Program has paid (stipend) volunteer opportunities for seniors who are at least 55 years old and lower income who would like to work with children in a school, Head Start or facility setting. The stipend FGP volunteer is trained and then placed at a school, Head Start or facility where there are children or youth who need a little extra help completing their daily learning tasks. In return, the FGP volunteer receives a federal stipend that, by law, can not be counted as income by any local, state or federal entity. If the applicant meets the eligibility guidelines, the FGP program pays for the applicant's physical, Child Abuse History Clearance and Criminal History Clearance. Foster Grandparent Program volunteers "work" twenty (20) to forty (40) hours/week.
The Foster Grandparent Program has been in Erie County since 1966. The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) is funded, in part, by the Corporation for National and Community Service. FGP is part of the Senior Service Corps and is sponsored in Erie County by the Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC).
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About Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC)
Location:
18 West 9th Street, Erie, PA 16501, US
Mission Statement
Mission Statement: The Greater Erie Community Action Committee is Erie County's designated community action agency formed for the purpose of providing a local organization for the establishment and operation of facilities and services directed toward elimination of poverty or causes of poverty in the Greater Erie Area, dedicated to the advancement of opportunity for education and training, the opportunity to work and the opportunity to live in decency and dignity.
Description
Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) operates over 50 different programs which serve clients from infants to the frail elderly. The agency has four operating divisions, Area Agency on Aging (AAA), Child Development (CD), Workforce Development (WD), and Education Training and Community Services (ETCS). Programs operated include Head Start, Elderly Care Management, Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Foster Grandparent (FGP), Meals-On-Wheels, Weatherization, Housing Assistance, Workforce Development, Adult Basic Education, Upward Bound, and Senior Aides. All these programs create a comprehensive umbrella of social services and educational opportunities available to Erie County residents.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
R. Benjamin Wiley Way18 West Ninth StreetErie, PA 16501
DATE POSTED
February 8, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 55
- Orientation or Training
- 20 - 40 hours pr week