Peoria

Angel Society, Inc. Fiona Lancaster-Oldham P.O. Box 5789 Peoria AZ 85385-5789 (623) 362-2018 fionaloldham@angelsociety.org www.angelsociety.org Year Established: 1998 Type of Mentoring Program: Site Based Location: Group Home Duration of Program: Not Specified Hours per Month: Not Specified Description of Program: The major focus of Angel Society is on helping children and families resolve issues that prevent them from living in a nurturing environment. Our goal is to remove obstacles for continued growth of children and their families. The staff and volunteer mentors at Angel Society are viewed as the means for influencing change in children and families. Kids Learn FAAST Tutoring & Mentoring Program Foster Angels of Arizona Serving Together Tina Cardenas 1660 S. Alma School Road, Suite 225 Mesa, AZ 85210 (480) 895-0189 tina.cardenas@fosterangelsaz.org www.fosterangelesaz.org Year Established: 2004 Type of Mentoring Program: Community Location: Maricopa Duration of Program: 1 Year Hours per Month: 8 Hours Description of Program: The Kids Learn FAAST program has been specifically designed to meet the unique needs of children in foster care. Volunteer tutor/mentors provide a stabilizing element to the very transient lives of foster children while helping them to develop both emotionally and scholastically.   NAU Foster Grandparent Program Joyce Cummings, Project Director Teresa Baca, Project Assistant P.O. Box 1520 Sun CityAZ 85372 (623) 776-0203 joyce.cummings@nau.edu http://home.nau.edu/gerontology/fgp.asp Year Established: 1999 Type of Mentoring Program: Community and Site Location: Various Locations Duration of Program: 9 Months Minimum, Renewed Annually Hours per Month: 60-120 Hours Description of Program: The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) is part of Senior Corps, a network of national service programs that provide older Americans the opportunity to put their life experiences to work for local communities. Foster Grandparents serve as mentors, tutors, and caregivers for at-risk children and youth with special needs through a variety of community organizations, including schools, hospitals, drug treatment facilities, correctional institutions, and Head Start and day-care centers. Save the Children's Western Area Office proudly sponsors this project locally. FGP is open to people ages 60 and over with limited incomes. For their service, Foster Grandparents receive $2.65 an hour (tax free), reimbursement for transportation, meals during service, annual physical examinations, and accident and liability insurance while on duty.