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Download full textNational Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
Family Friends is a nationwide outreach program that enlists the support of senior volunteers in providing nurturing help to children and their parents. Homeless Children is a branch of the program in which volunteers are matched to homeless families with young children, and, during biweekly visits to homeless shelters, become surrogate…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Advocacy, Family Problems, Family Programs
National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
In 1986, the National Council on Aging developed the Family Friends program, which brings older people into the homes of children with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Charter programs were implemented in eight cities. These programs are still operating, and programs in other cities are in various stages of development. Since 1989, Family…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Family Problems
National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1991
Family Friends is a program that matches senior volunteers with families of chronically ill or disabled children. Rural Family Friends, which is an outgrowth of Family Friends, focuses on rural families in distress. Rural Family Friends has established pilot programs in Arkansas, Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and West Virginia. The…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Family Programs, Helping Relationship, Home Visits
