Education United States Project #23441

Support UPO's Foster Grandparents Program

by United Planning Organization

Project Report | Aug 6, 2018
What percentage of DC children live in poverty?

By Mervyn Myers | Development Director

Children being mentored by UPO Foster Grandparents

Youth Week Campaign 2018 - Monday August 6^th – Sunday August 12^th

Twenty-six percent of DC's youth experience poverty! UPO's Foster Grandparent volunteers serve more than 15,000 children from low-income families. The children receive tutoring, mentoring, and emotional support from our dedicated volunteers, at Early Head Start/Head Start centers, Elementary Schools and Children's Hospitals throughout the District.

You can contribute to these children getting the nurturing attention, they so richly deserve. This is the perfect opportunity to double your impact.

$15 - Will provide a summer uniform for one Foster Grandparent

$25 - Will provide a week of transportation for one Foster Grandparent

$50 - Will provide 40 hours of training for five new Foster Grandparents

Youth Week Campaign is now in progress! GlobalGiving is celebrating our work until Sunday, August 12, by providing matching funds and bonus prizes! Here's how you can help right now:

All new recurring donations this week, up to $200 per donor, will be matched at 100%, as long as it remains active for a minimum of 4 total payments, and will help to provide tutoring, mentoring, and emotional support for 15,000 children from low-income DC families. Please start your recurring donation today!

You can initiate a chance to win a bonus prize for the most donors to a project. Please tell 5 of your friends and family members about this great opportunity and ask them to join you in making a donation in support of tutoring, mentoring, and emotional support for 15,000 children from low-income DC families this week!

Already donated? Please share what made you donate on Facebook with a link to Support UPO’s Foster Grandparents Program!

Here's your chance to rejoin the movement. We invite you to continue your generous support of UPO’s mission of "uniting people with opportunities"

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Jul 17, 2018
Bonus Day 50% Match will help us reach our GOAL!

By Mervyn Myers | Development Director

UPO’s Foster Grandparent Program trains low-income seniors with caring spirits to provide attention, guidance, and support to DC children in a variety of local settings, including early education centers, elementary schools, hospitals, and youth programs. Volunteering as a Foster Grandparent (FGP) is the perfect opportunity for individuals aged 55 and older to share their experience and wisdom with children who will cherish the lessons to be learned. Help is needed to cover the cost of training, materials, uniforms, and daily travel for more than 200 low-income DC senior volunteer FGPs. In addition we have a waiting list of 100 seniors to be FGPs, 10 educational institutions seeking to join the program and every current partnering volunteer site has requested additional FGPs.

Support UPO's Foster Grandparents Program has set a GOAL to raise an additional $1,070 during the next few weeks to provide a weekly stipend for 10 additional FGP’s in an effort to support the urgent need for more FGP’s to provide critical mentoring and tutoring services daily to DC children from birth to 21 years of age in a variety of local settings.

GlobalGiving Rewards Bonus Day tomorrow, Thursday July 18, will provide us with a great opportunity to meet our GOAL.

Support UPO's Foster Grandparents Program! Our Superstar Ranking with GlobalGiving, earned with your support, will enable us to receive a 50% Match for each dollar we raise on GlobalGiving Rewards Bonus Day tomorrow, Thursday July 18.

The Rewards Bonus Day starts at 9:00:01 EDT tomorrow Thursday July 18 that is when the $120,000 in one-time matching funds will become available. The day ends at 11:59:59 EDT, however the matching funds may be used up much earlier in the day.

Thank you, dear loyal friends, for your generous support of Support UPO's Foster Grandparents Program. Your support has helped to ensure that we always have sufficient funds to cover the cost of training, materials, uniforms, and daily travel for more than 200 low-income DC senior volunteer FGPs. Here’s how we can raise $1,070 in 15 hours on Thursday July 18 to provide a weekly stipend for 10 additional FGP’s in an effort to support the urgent need for more FGP’s to provide critical mentoring and tutoring services daily to DC children!

To date 42 donations have been made to Support UPO's Foster Grandparents Program. If each one of us makes an additional donation of at least $17 to Support UPO's Foster Grandparents Program tomorrow, Thursday July 18, we will raise $714. If all our donations qualify for 50% matching funds we have the possibility of raising $1,071, which will provide the total needed to reach our GOAL.

The start time is 9:00:01 EDT on July 18. That is when the $120,000 in one-time matching funds will become available. Please make your donation as early as possible in the day to ensure that your donation is matched!

As always thank you for your generous support of a very meaningful program that touches so many lives.

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May 3, 2018
MOTHERS DAY CAMPAIGN 100% MATCH for monthly gifts!

By Mervyn Myers | Developmen Director

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