If you are 60 years old or older and would like to make a difference in the life of others, PROP (Peoples Regional Opportunity Program) has volunteer openings in their Senior Volunteer Programs. Volunteers who are income eligible earn a tax-free income in return for a commitment of 15-40 hours a week. Volunteers also receive paid vacation and sick leave, assistance with meals and travel, training, supervision and recognition!

Foster Grandparents volunteer in schools, child development centers and long-term care facilities. Visiting children, helping them learn, reading with them, and other activities can make such a difference in a child’s life. Some of these children may not have older people around all the time and from what some of my friends who have been part of this program have told me, it is as beneficial to the Foster Grandparent as it is to the children.

On the other end of the spectrum, Senior Companion Program volunteers visit seniors who are frail and/or vulnerable and who are living alone in their own homes. Sometimes a volunteer might help with grocery shopping, a medical appointment or just visit and provide companionship.

Openings are available at locations throughout York and Cumberland Counties. Make a difference in the lives of others as a Foster Grandparent or Senior Companion.

Find out more by calling 773-0202 or go to www.propeople.org.