This award funds the approved 2026?27 FGP program

The Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management awarded YWCA Tri-County Area $516,823 on July 1, 2026, under the AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (CFDA 94.011) to fund intergenerational volunteer service through June 30, 2029.

The award funds senior volunteers aged 55 and older delivering one-on-one tutoring and mentoring to at-risk children across Pennsylvania in schools and childcare settings. Volunteers provide an average of 20 hours per week supporting children with special or exceptional needs or who are academically or socially disadvantaged, and also teach parenting skills to young parents.

This award consolidates two prior grants (24SFBPA002 and 24SFBPA004), including VSYS data and geographic service areas. The recipient carries no statutory or budgetary match requirement. Place of performance is Pennsylvania. YWCA Tri-County Area, a non-profit based in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, operates primarily as a federal grant recipient in social services, community development, and nutrition, with the organization's mission centered on eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting social justice through community-based early childhood education, adult education, senior services, and youth development across multiple Pennsylvania counties.

Your 2026?27 statutory match is 0% and your budgetary match is 0%. This award consolidates 24SFBPA002 and 24SFBPA004, including vsys and geographic service areas.