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.
Quick Facts*
total volunteers
hours served (in millions)
elderly in need served
children in need served
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.
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.
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 AlstyneDenison Boys & Girls Club
Divine Equine Therapy Center
Edison Elementary
GainesvilleFairview Elementary
ShermanFannin County Head Start
Fannindel ISD
Finley Oates Elementary
BonhamFred Douglas Elementary
Head Start - ShermanGainesville High School
Special EducationGetting Ahead
FanninGetting Ahead
GraysonGrayson Crisis Center
Hayes Primary School
WhitesboroHouston Elementary
DenisonJack & Jill
Day Care & Learning CenterLamar Elementary
DenisonLiberty Christian
ShermanMasterKey Ministries
BilingualMasterKey Ministries
Neblett Elementary
ShermanPerrin Learning Center
Pottsboro Elementary
Pottsboro Kids Club
Sherman Housing Authority
Terrell Elementary
DenisonTexoma Community Center
Texoma Housing Partners
Tuck Street Early Education Center
ShermanWakefield Elementary
ShermanWaples UMC
Washington Elementary
Sherman
RSVP Advisory Council
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
Fannin County RSVP Members
Ms. Juanema Barr
Ms. Jewell Boyd
Mr. Tillman Boyd
Ms. Pat Broiles
Ms. Julie Craig
Mr. Rex Jackson
Mr. Bill McCormick
Ms. Barbara Parks
Ms. Mary Jo Ransom
Grayson County RSVP Members
Ms. Cheryl Brandon
Ms. Paula Cawthon
Ms. Virgie Coney
Mr. Harry Gates
Mrs. Jackie Gates
Ms. Maurine Gross
Ms. Patsy Howard
Ms. Linda Jay
Ms. Georgia Richardson
Ms. Susan Vincent
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 CenterAdvisory Councils
Alzheimer's Respite Caregiver Program
Grayson CountyAmerican 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
RSVP Newsletter
Meet the Team
Americorps Seniors
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