Other foster grandparents work with children at the county's juvenile detention center, where they help children with homework, in day-care centers and public schools. The program is in need of more grandparents, said Rachel Jaramillo, program supervisor. There's no question that helping children is the calling of Mele Garcia and Triny Duran, two of Adelino Head Start's grandmas who have 57 actual grandchildren between them. Garcia said her favorite part of the job is helping kids write their names while Duran enjoys their morning hugs the most. Emilia Vallejos, another Head Start grandma, said the children make the job easy.
Teachers also enjoy the help.
She truly loves helping these children, and they respond to her. It really makes a difference. People interested in becoming a foster grandparent can contact the program at 866-6313.