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A Nationally Based Program, Sponsored Locally By St. Clair County Council on Aging, Inc.

Appropriate Activities for an FGP Volunteer

Illustrative examples of appropriate Foser Grandparent activities to assist childen with special or exceptional needs indlude:

Tutoring children with literacy or English language learning needs.
Providing children in public, state, private schools, Head Start Centers or day care centers with emotional support and assistance in developing basic learning skills.
Helping adolescents and youth in correctional facilities to mitigate the effects of institutionalization, acting as a community link and helping incarcerated youth prepare for independent living.
Assisting status offenders and delinquent youth offenders to remain in the community as an alternative to institutional commitment.
assisting in the preventiion of juvenile deliquency.
Helping abused or negleted children and children affected by drugs, HIV/AIDS or homelessness, regain stability through contact with older adults and providing these children with emotional support and empathy.

Inappropriate Activities for an FGP Volunteer

Some examples of inappropriate Foster Grandparent activities include:

Serving in staff roles.
Performing household or custodial functions.
serving as babysitters.
acting as substitute teachers, teacher's aides, group leaders or other similar positions that would detract from the person-to-person relationship.
Providing respite care for parents or guardians.
Supervising of children or staff.
Deiciplining or punishing the children in any way.