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Foster Grandparent program asks council to engage with senior volunteers
Summary
Representatives from the Multicounty Service Agency's Foster Grandparent program described tutoring and mentoring services for children with special needs across four counties and invited council members to visit and meet volunteers.
Representatives of the Foster Grandparent program at Multicounty Service Agency addressed the Meridian City Council on Aug. 1 to describe volunteer tutoring and mentoring of children with special needs and to invite elected officials to visit the program’s Mount Barton site.
The presenter said the program serves children in Lauderdale, Clarke and Jasper counties and partners with Meridian Public School District, Lauderdale County School District, Meridian Head Start and other centers. Volunteers, who are seniors and program participants, tutor and mentor children and also support adults who work with youth in the community, the presenters said.
Program leaders asked council members to attend a monthly in‑service meeting at the Mount Barton school building and to contact program staff to arrange visits. A presenter said volunteers live in the city and county and offered business cards so officials could schedule meetings.
The presentation was acknowledgment-only in the minutes; no council action was recorded in the transcript.
