Volunteer Roles
What is one activity Foster Grandparents can do with infants and toddlers?
Reading, playing games, rocking, cuddling, feeding, talking to or listening to the child.
Foster Grandparents are not required to eat meals with children in the classroom.
False. Foster Grandparent are required to eat meals with the children in the classroom to encourage healthy eating habits and proper eating etiquette.
What must Foster Grandparents do if they are unable to volunteer as scheduled?
Notify the Foster Grandparent staff as far in advance as possible.
You take a picture of a child to show your family. What rule did you break?
Photography policy / no photos of children.
ACES stands for Adverse Childhood Experiences.
True
You area allowed to discpline a child in the classroom, yes or no?
No. Only staff is permitted to discipline the children inside the classroom.
Foster Grandparent volunteers can assist children with reading, writing, math, and other academic tasks.
True. Foster Grandparents can assist children with their social emotional and academic skills.
What is the stipend rate for Foster Grandparents?
$4.00 per hour.
You agree to watch the children alone in the classroom. What rule did you break?
Foster Grandparents cannot be alone with children.
All children served by the Foster Grandparent Program have some type of exceptional need.
True. Children may have developmental, physical, learning, emotional, social, or other exceptional needs.
Name two things Foster Grandparents are not allowed to do.
Change diapers or clothes, reprimand or discipline a child.
Foster Grandparents are NOT required to play outside with the children during recess.
True. During this time, you are free to take a break, or eat your own lunch in the break room.
Foster Grandparent volunteers accrue PTO each month, yes or no?
Yes. Volunteers earn 12% of their total volunteer hours served each month in PTO.
You agree to babysit a parent's child outside of the classroom. What rule did you break?
Foster Grandparents may not babysit children.
Children are matched with Foster Grandparents because they need extra attention and support.
True
What is the age requirement to be a Foster Grandparent?
55 years of age or older.
Foster Grandparents serve as a role model, mentor, friend, confidante, caregiver.
True. You are there to become another supportive person in the children's lives.
What is the policy on cell phone usage while volunteering?
Cell phones are prohibited in the classroom or while working with children.
You are frustrated with a child's behavior and send them to timeout. What rule did you break?
Foster Grandparents may not discipline children.
Foster Grandparents may serve children in schools, Head Start Centers, and other non-profit institutions.
True.
How many hours per week must a Foster Grandparent volunteer?
Between 15 – 40 hours per week.
One of the objectives of a Foster Grandparent volunteer is to develop a positive, one-on-one relationship with children who have special and exceptional needs.
True. By doing so, Foster Grandparents help to improve children's social and emotional learning skills.
What should Foster Grandparents do if they feel unsafe at their volunteer site?
Leave the site immediately and contact the FGP staff.
You fall asleep during classroom naptime. What rule did you break?
Volunteers may not sleep during volunteer hours.
Exceptional needs only include physical disabilities.
False. Exceptional needs can include developmental, emotional, social, learning, hearing, speech, mental health, abuse/neglect histories, and more.