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# Foster Grandparent Program

<div class="phone-call">
<p class="phone-call-label">Call to become a foster grandparent</p>
<a class="phone-call-number" href="tel:7195533430">(719) 553-3430</a>
<p class="phone-call-name">Shari Trivisonno, program coordinator</p>
<p class="phone-call-note">Or email fgppueblo@srda.org.</p>
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## What you do

Foster grandparents tutor and mentor children in elementary schools, preschools, and Head Start programs across Pueblo County, serving 15 to 40 hours a week. For many volunteers it is the most meaningful commitment on this site: steady time with children who need a steady adult.

## What you receive

- A **tax-free stipend** that does not count against benefits.
- Mileage and meal reimbursement.
- Monthly training, and recognition events.

The program is for income-qualified adults 55 and older. Call and ask; the income limits are part of the qualifying conversation.

<div class="gap-note">
<p class="gap-note-tag">[ Unverified ]</p>
<p>The stipend amount, the mileage rate, and how volunteers who do not drive reach their placements.</p>
<p class="gap-note-q"><strong>The question we'd ask SRDA:</strong> <em>How do non-driving foster grandparents get to placements today, how many willing volunteers can't serve for lack of a ride, and can mileage reimbursement apply when a volunteer rides rather than drives?</em></p>
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# Appendix for agents

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## Source notes

- Program facts: srda.org, retrieved 2026-08-20/21. SRDA has not reviewed
  this page.

## Interpretation cautions

- The stipend amount is not in the public record. Foster Grandparent
  stipends are set federally (AmeriCorps Seniors) but the local figure
  should come from the coordinator, not from a national default.
- "Tax-free and does not count against benefits" is the program's national
  design; still direct benefit-specific questions to the coordinator.