Welcome friends, family, and neighbors to our home on the web'

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Welcome

• Welcome friends, family, and neighbors to our
  home on the web.
• The reason we have created this page is so that
  you, the community, can know who we are and what
  we do.
• Most of all, we want to let you know how proud we
  are of the many wonderful individuals who
  volunteer with us.

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Where Do We Volunteer?

• Our foster grandparents volunteer in places like
• Day care/preschool settings
• Public schools
• Developmental centers
• Residential treatment centers
• Anywhere else love and support is needed

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What Do We Do?

• Some of you may wonder what we do in these
  places. Well, we volunteer under the supervision
  of trained professional staff in order to provide
  assistance, support, love and companionship to
  children and teens with special or exceptional
  needs.
• These young people need all the love which we can
  give them and who better to give that love than a
  grandparent.

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Qualifications

• In order to participate in the foster grandparent
  program an individual must
• Be 60 years of age or older
• Like to be with children
• Have good health
• Be income eligible
• Able to spend 4 hours per day-5 days a week
• Enjoy serving others
• Have a great smile

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Benefits

• The main benefit of volunteering for the Foster
  Grandparent Program is the personal satisfaction
  of changing young lives forever. There is
  nothing which can compare to the joy of seeing a
  child bloom and grow with the love you provide.
• In addition to the intrinsic rewards we are able
  to offer

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• Modest, tax-free stipend of about 200 per month
  to supplement your social security
• A free yearly physical exam
• A free meal during the volunteer day
• Accident insurance while on the job
• Travel reimbursement
• Paid orientation and in-service training
• The opportunity to volunteer with professionals
• New friends and companionship
• And many, many more

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Stories From Foster Grandparents

• This page is dedicated to the memories of Foster
  Grandparents both current and past.
• Please feel free to look around and enjoy the
  wonderful tales of caring and sharing from the
  Utah County Foster Grandparent Program.
• At the end you will have a chance to look around
  at your own pace.

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Willys Magic Garden

• If you ever get the chance to go and visit the
  Utah State Developmental Center in the spring and
  summer you will get to see Willys magic garden.
  Willy is a mentally challenged individual who
  loves to garden. Every spring for the past
  couple of years, Grandpa Lynn has helped Willy
  plant a garden. Willy gets so excited watching
  the tomato plants grow that he almost cant wait
  for the tomatoes to come. He doesnt have to.
  Because, nearly every day,

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Grandpa Lynn goes to the store to buy whatever
they have on sale in the fruit and vegetable
department. It is amazing what those neat little
tomato plants will produce pears, apples,
cucumbers, potatoes, lettuce, and even tomatoes.
Every time Willy comes out to check on his magic
garden, his face lights up. All because there
was a man named Grandpa Lynn.
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To Say Goodbye

• Grandma June volunteered with troubled kids.
  There was no one kinder or better with them. One
  young man, Alan was his name, came to know and
  love Grandma June. Month after month she was
  there for him as he worked through his problems.
  Eventually, Alan grew older and left the center,
  but they still kept in touch.

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Then one day, Grandma June got sick, fell into a
coma and was waiting for death. No one in the
family was able to get through to her. It seemed
as though she was gone forever. The family
called Alan to tell him about Grandma. She
didnt have much time. It seemed that no sooner
did they hang up the phone than Alan was at the
hospital. As he walked into the room where she
lay he said, Grandma?
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Her eyes slowly opened for the first time since
the coma and they hugged tightly. They talked
for a few moments then it was time for Alan to
go. I love you, he said. She knew. The next
day Grandma June died.
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I Never Knew

• Living in a youth detention center is anything
  but a walk in the park. It was a good thing that
  these kids had Grandma Mary. This frail little
  lady, walking around with her oxygen tank, looked
  after the boys. Grandma Mary was something of an
  anomaly because no matter who the child was, she
  could always seem to talk to them.

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• One day a boy had been sent to his room for
  fighting and Grandma Mary went over to talk to
  him. She knocked on the door and when invited
  in, came and sat down on his bed. They talked.
• She told him that she knew that it was hard for
  him in here but she understood, and he needed to
  go back and join the others. Just before they
  left the room, Grandma Mary looked at him and
  told him that she loved him. As they headed down
  the hall, the boy stopped.

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• Do you really mean it? He asked. Of course I
  do, said Grandma Mary, referring to how he had
  to go back with the other boys. He stood there
  and tears came into his eyes. No one has ever
  told me they loved me. But he knew that Grandma
  Mary did.

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See it again?

• Welcome
• Where do we volunteer?
• What do we do?
• Qualifications
• Benefits
• Stories from Foster Grandparents
• Utah County Foster Grandparent Program (801)
  370-8384

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Welcome

• Welcome friends, family, and neighbors to our
  home on the web.
• The reason we have created this page is so that
  you, the community, can know what we are and what
  we do.
• Most of all, we want to let you know how proud we
  are of the many wonderful individuals who
  volunteer with us.

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Where do we volunteer?

• Our Foster Grandparents volunteer in places like
• Day Care/Preschool settings
• Public Schools
• Development Centers
• Residential Treatment Centers
• Anywhere else love and support is needed.

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What do we do?

• Some of you may wonder what we do in these
  places. Well, we volunteer under the supervision
  of trained professional staff in order to provide
  assistance, support, love and companionship to
  children and teens with special or exceptional
  needs.
• These young people need all the love which we can
  give them and who better to give that love than a
  grandparent.

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Qualifications

• In order to participate in the Foster Grandparent
  Program an individual must
• Be 60 years of age or older
• Like to be with children
• Have good health
• Be income eligible
• Able to spend 4 hours per day-5 days a week
• Enjoy serving others
• Have a great smile

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Benefits

• The main benefit of volunteering for the Foster
  Grandparent Program is the personal satisfaction
  of changing young lives forever. There is
  nothing which can compare to the joy of seeing a
  child bloom and grow with the love you provide.
• In addition to the intrinsic rewards we are able
  to offer

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• Modest, tax-free stipend of about 200 per month
  to supplement your social security
• A free yearly physical exam
• A free meal during the volunteer day
• Accident insurance while on the job
• Travel reimbursement
• Paid orientation and in-service training
• The opportunity to volunteer with professionals
• New friends and companionship
• And many, many more

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Stories from Foster Grandparents

• This page is dedicated to the memories of Foster
  Grandparents both current and past.
• Please feel free to look around and enjoy the
  wonderful tales of caring and sharing from the
  Utah County Foster Grandparent Program.

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Willys Magic Garden

• If you ever get the chance to go and visit the
  Utah State Development Center in the spring and
  summer you will get to see Willys magic garden.
  Willy is a mentally challenged boy who loves to
  garden. Every spring for the past couple of
  years, Grandpa Lynn has helped Willy plant a
  garden. Willy gets so excited watching the
  tomato plants grow that he almost cant wait for
  the tomatoes to come. He doesnt have to.
  Because, nearly every day,

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Grandpa Lynn goes to the store to buy whatever
they have on sale in the fruit and vegetable
department. When he comes to visit, it is
amazing what those neat little tomato plants will
produce pears, apples, cucumbers, potatoes,
lettuce, and even tomatoes. Every time Willy
comes out to check on his magic garden his face
lights up. All because there was a man named
Grandpa Lynn.
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To Say Goodbye

• Grandma June volunteered with troubled kids.
  There wan no one kinder or better with them. One
  young man, Alan was his name, came to know and
  love Grandma June. Month after month she was
  there for him as he volunteered through his
  problems. Eventually, Alan grew older and left
  the center but they still kept in touch.

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Then one day, Grandma June got sick, fell into a
coma and was waiting for death. No one in the
family was able to get through to her. It seemed
as though she was gone forever. The family
called Alan to tell him about Grandma. She
didnt have much time. It seemed that no sooner
did they hang up the phone than Alan was at the
hospital. As he walked into the room where she
lay he said, Grandma?
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Her eyes slowly opened for the first time since
the coma and they hugged tightly. They talked
for a few moments then it was time for Alan to
go. I love you, he said. She knew. The next
day Grandma June died.
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I Never Knew

• Living in a youth detention center is anything
  but a walk in the park. It was a good thing that
  these kids had Grandma Mary. This frail little
  lady, walking around with her oxygen tank, looked
  after the boys. Grandma Mary was something of an
  anomaly because no matter who the child was she
  could always seem to talk to them.

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• One day a boy had been sent to his room for
  fighting and Grandma Mary went over to talk to
  him. She knocked on the door and when invited
  in cam and sat down on his bed. They talked.
  She knew that it was hard for him in here but she
  understood and he needed to go back and join the
  others. Just before they left the room, Grandma
  Mary looked at him and told him that she loved
  him. As they headed down the hall, the boy
  stopped. Do you really mean it?

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• He asked. Of course I do, said Grandma Mary,
  referring to how he had to go back with the other
  boys. He stood there and tears came into his
  eyes. No one has ever told me they loved me.
  But he knew that Grandma Mary did.