Lutheran Social Service - AmeriCorps Seniors - LSS AmeriCorps Seniors - Southeast MN
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
10/01/2025
Physical Address
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Eligibility
To qualify as a volunteer you must be 55 years of age or older. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Aitkin, Anoka, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Saint Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Wabasha, Washington, Wright, Yellow Medicine counties
Service area
Dodge County, MN
Goodhue County, MN
Houston County, MN
Olmsted County, MN
Steele County, MN
Mower County, MN
Wabasha County, MN
Agency info
Lutheran Social Service - AmeriCorps Seniors