WESTERN ARKANSAS FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY DEQUEEN-MENA EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GUY FENTER EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE. DEQUEEN-MENA EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE PROVIDES SERVICES TO TWELVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN FIVE COUNTIES AND GUY FENTER EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE PROVIDES SERVICES TO TWENTY-TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SIX COUNTIES. WESTERN ARKANSAS FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM PLACES MEN AND WOMEN, 55 YEARS AND OLDER, IN SCHOOLS, HEAD STARTS, DEVELOPMENTAL FACILITIES, AND PRE-SCHOOLS IN THESE ELEVEN COUNTIES IN WESTERN ARKANSAS. THESE MEN AND WOMEN WORK 15 TO 35 HOURS PER WEEK, TUTORING AND MENTORING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.