Foster Grandparent Benefits
Benefits to Volunteers:
- Tax free stipend to offset cost of volunteering
- Reimbursement for transportation expenses to and from service site
- A meal, when feasible
- An annual physical
- Accident and liability insurance while serving
- Monthly training
- Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave
The stipend does not count as income when determining eligibility for benefits including:
- Food stamps/Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Energy assistance
- Subsidized housing
- Rent
- VA pension