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AmeriCorps Seniors Association of Minnesota

Foster Grandparent Program

DESCRIPTION: Trains and places persons age 55 and older to serve special needs children in schools, preschools, community centers, child care centers, and shelters. The volunteers in this program help children learn to read and provide one-on-one tutoring; mentor trouble teenagers and young mothers; care for premature infants or children with disabilities; help children who have been abused or neglected. Foster Grandparents serve between 15 and 40 hours per week depending on the program. This is an AmericCorps Seniors program.

Last Update

09/26/2025

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Eligibility

To qualify as a volunteer you must be 55 years of age or older.

Service area

Dodge, MN
Goodhue, MN
Houston, MN
Kanabec, MN
Koochiching, MN
Lincoln, MN
Nicollet, MN
Olmsted, MN
Otter Tail, MN
St. Louis, MN
Aitkin, MN
Cass, MN
Jackson, MN
Le Sueur, MN
Morrison, MN
Nobles, MN
Norman, MN
Polk, MN
Scott, MN
Traverse, MN
Watonwan, MN
Big Stone, MN
Carver, MN
Chippewa, MN
Cook, MN
Crow Wing, MN
Mille Lacs, MN
Pope, MN
Renville, MN
Rock, MN
Roseau, MN
Stearns, MN
Anoka, MN
Chisago, MN
Clay, MN
Grant, MN
Kandiyohi, MN
Marshall, MN
Pine, MN
Pipestone, MN
Redwood, MN
Steele, MN
Wright, MN
Becker, MN
Fillmore, MN
Mahnomen, MN
Mower, MN
Pennington, MN
Rice, MN
Todd, MN
Wabasha, MN
Washington, MN
Wilkin, MN
Winona, MN
Brown, MN
Clearwater, MN
Dakota, MN
Faribault, MN
Freeborn, MN
Isanti, MN
Itasca, MN
Kittson, MN
Lake of the Woods, MN
Martin, MN
Yellow Medicine, MN
Beltrami, MN
Blue Earth, MN
Carlton, MN
Cottonwood, MN
Lac Qui Parle, MN
McLeod, MN
Ramsey, MN
Sherburne, MN
Stevens, MN
Swift, MN
Wadena, MN
Benton, MN
Douglas, MN
Hennepin, MN
Hubbard, MN
Lake, MN
Lyon, MN
Meeker, MN
Murray, MN
Red Lake, MN
Sibley, MN
Waseca, MN

Agency info

AmeriCorps Seniors Association of Minnesota