Funding is available for "Family Friends" projects.

The National Council on the Aging (NCOA) will fund six to eight local organizations wanting to establish "Family Friends" projects. The Family Friends projects are intergenerational volunteer programs that pair volunteers, 55 years and older, with families who have children with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses.

Family Friends volunteers are screened and trained to provide support and practical assistance to families served through the programs. Each grant recipient will receive approximately $70,000 annually for projects that are to last 30 months. Funding is provided to NCOA by the US Administration on Aging. Grant applications are being accepted until Jan. 30. For more information, contact the Association of Brethren Caregivers (ABC) at 800-323-8039 or NCOA at 202-479-6672, or visit www.family-friends.org. ABC's ministries represent issues of family life, older adults, and people with disabilities for the Church of the Brethren.

Source: Newsline 1/30/2004
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