Project Grant 25SFBPA006

This federal Project Grant award of $754,739 from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management funds the approved 2025-26 Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) operated by Telespond Senior Services Inc., doing business as Senior Center Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The grant supports the organization's volunteer initiatives that engage senior citizens aged 55 and older in providing tutoring, mentoring, and other supportive services to children and youth with special needs, academic challenges, or requiring individualized attention. The funding enables Telespond to recruit, manage, and deploy these senior volunteers to serve in diverse settings such as schools, Head Start programs, childcare centers, and correctional institutions. The grant period runs from September 5, 2025 to June 30, 2028, with approved pre-award costs beginning on July 1, 2025.