Get in touch with us AmeriCorps Seniors Home Aging Services AmeriCorps Seniors AmeriCorps Seniors programs benefit the community, the organization, and the volunteer. Think of what you can do when you give your time to help your community. Bring out the Best of America AmeriCorps Seniors service provides tangible benefits for volunteers. The Foster Grandparent program offers modest stipends and other ways to help offset the costs of your involvement. The Retired Senior and Volunteer program offers a flexible schedule with unlimited opportunities. Other benefits include annual recognition, training, and liability insurance. Ready to volunteer? Call (903) 813-3562 Why volunteer? Help your community Know that you are giving your time, talent, wisdom, and experience to your community and neighbors who need you. Help yourself Through service, you can add to the quality and health of your life. Research indicates that volunteers enjoy better health, make new friendships, stay active and involved in the community, and learn new skills. Make a difference Be part of a national movement to transform America through the involvement of its citizens. Save money for the organizations you serve By donating your time and skills, you help make funds go farther for organizations that address critical needs in your community. Apply for RSVP Quick Facts* 243500 total volunteers 74 m hours served (in millions) 649820 elderly in need served 288800 children in need served 332100 veterans served * Statistics data from FY 2017 Foster Grandparent Program The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), which began in 1965, provides loving and experienced tutors and mentors to children and youth with special needs. Become a Foster Grandparent at TCOG If you’re 55 or older and want to share your experience and compassion, you have what it takes to be a Foster Grandparent. Watch Video Working one-on-one and serving between 15 and 40 hours a week, Foster Grandparents provide support in schools, hospitals, drug treatment centers, correctional institutions, and child care centers. Among other activities, they review schoolwork, reinforce values, teach parenting skills to young parents, and care for premature infants and children with disabilities. Foster Grandparents often maintain an ongoing, intensive relationship with the children and youth served for a year or longer. Eligibility Volunteers must be 55 years of age or over. Those who meet certain income guidelines receive a tax-free stipend of $3.00 per hour. All FGP volunteers receive accident and liability insurance and meals while on duty, reimbursement for transportation, and monthly training. Apply for FGP Storytime with Seniors Storytime with AmeriCorps Seniors | Where The Wild Things Are March 10, 2021 Storytime with AmeriCorps Seniors | Night Before Christmas December 10, 2020 See more Texoma Foster Grandparent Advisory Council Members Ms. Rita Kinney President Ms. Paula Cawthon Mr. Charles Coley Ms. Maurine Gross Ms. Georgia Richardson Mr. Dale Rideout Ms. Albina Schmitz Rev. James Thorne Mrs. Janice Thorne Texoma Foster Grandparent Stations Bob & Lola Sanford Elementary Van Alstyne Denison Boys & Girls Club Divine Equine Therapy Center Edison Elementary Gainesville Fairview Elementary Sherman Fannin County Head Start Fannindel ISD Finley Oates Elementary Bonham Fred Douglas Elementary Head Start - Sherman Gainesville High School Special Education Getting Ahead Fannin Getting Ahead Grayson Grayson Crisis Center Hayes Primary School Whitesboro Houston Elementary Denison Jack & Jill Day Care & Learning Center Lamar Elementary Denison Liberty Christian Sherman MasterKey Ministries Bilingual MasterKey Ministries Neblett Elementary Sherman Perrin Learning Center Pottsboro Elementary Pottsboro Kids Club Sherman Housing Authority Terrell Elementary Denison Texoma Community Center Texoma Housing Partners Tuck Street Early Education Center Sherman Wakefield Elementary Sherman Waples UMC Washington Elementary Sherman RSVP Advisory Council Cooke Fannin Grayson Cooke County RSVP Members Ms. Gayla Blanton Ms. Dee Cooper Ms. Rashonda Hayes Ms. Yvonne Knowland Ms. Brenda McCoy Ms. Rita Russell Ms. Sheila Vaughn Become a RSVP Volunteer Join the more than 245,000 Americans using their time and talents serving their communities through Senior Corps’ programs. Watch Video Texoma RSVP RSVP offers an array of volunteer opportunities to individuals over 55 in the three county area. RSVP members are provided with excess liability insurance at no charge while performing volunteer assignments. Volunteer Recognition Recognition events are held annually to award achievements and contributions of area volunteers. www.allforgood.org All For Good www.volsoft.com Volunteer Timesheets Friends in Action The Friends in Action Volunteer Program recruits senior volunteers age 55 and older to address certain physical and social needs of home-bound people living with aging complications or disabilities. Volunteer assistance provided currently includes transportation to medical appointments, pharmacies and running small errands such as brief trips to the grocery store. This program is available in Grayson, Fannin and Cooke Counties. Any home-bound senior in need of transportation to a medical appointment or is interested in becoming a volunteer driver may contact Texoma RSVP at (903) 813-3562 for more information. Texoma RSVP Stations ABBA Women's Center Abigail's Arms Cooke County Family Crisis Center Advisory Councils Alzheimer's Respite Caregiver Program Grayson County American Red Cross Bells Meals on Wheels Blossoms of HOPE Bonham Meals on Wheels Boyd Home-Bound Ministries Child Welfare Board - Fannin Clyde Cosper Texas State Veterans Home D.A.S.H. Denison Meals on Wheels Divine Equine Eisenhower Birth Place Fannin County Community Ministries Fannin County Family Crisis Center Fannin County Health Clinic Friends in Action Friends of Bonham SNAP Center Gainesville Meals on Wheels Grand Central Station Grayson Crisis Center Habitat for Humanity of Grayson County Home Hospice of Cooke County Home Hospice of Grayson County Keep Whitesboro Beautiful Long-Term Care Ombudsman Manna House MasterKey Ministries Matter of Balance Miss Peggy's Porch Muenster Meals on Wheels Muenster Memorial Hospital Nifty Thrifty TLC Outreach Ministries North Texas Medical Center Open Arms Shelter Reba's Ranch House RSVP Second Chance Senior Medicare Patrol Sherman Meals on Wheels St. Mary's School Texoma Community Center Texoma Medical Center Bonham Texoma Medical Center Denison Texoma Regional Advisory Council The Green House Trinity Lutheran Church Valley View Meals on Wheels Van Alstyne Meals on Wheels Whitesboro Meals on Wheels Whitewright Meals on Wheels Wilson N. Jones Regional Medical Center Your Neighbor's House In the News Sean Norton at March 10, 2021 Storytime with AmeriCorps Seniors | Where The Wild Things Are Storytime with AmeriCorps Seniors | Night Before Christmas Texoma Senior Corps celebrates Foster Grandparent Program volunteers RSVP Newsletter Meet the Team RSVP Virginia Rhodes AmeriCorps Seniors Program Manager 903-893-2161 x3574 Program Staff Vicky Hestand AmeriCorps Seniors Specialist 903-893-2161 x3587 1117 Gallagher Drive Sherman, TX 75090 (903) 893-2161 Phone (800) 677-8264 Toll-Free info@texoma.cog.tx.us Upcoming Events DEC 09 FGP Monthly Inservice December 9 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Sherman DEC 11 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event (Sherman) December 11 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Sherman View More… Open Records Requests The Public Information Act Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, gives you the right to access government records; and an officer for public information and the officer’s agent may not ask why you want them. 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