Thank you for your interest in becoming a UPO Foster Grandparent.  Our Foster Grandparent Program is a volunteer service program for persons 55 and older.  Foster Grandparents provide one on one nurturing, tutoring and social skill development assistance to children ages birth to 21 years old.  These services are offered in a variety of settings which include child care centers, public schools, charter schools, hospitals and learning centers.

As a Foster Grandparent you may qualify for a daily stipend, volunteer related travel reimbursement and most sites provide a daily lunch.  Your greatest reward will come from serving the children.

To begin the process we will need the attached documents completed and returned. You may complete this online form, or use the links below to print and filll them out by hand.

• Application
• Health  Form
• FBI Fingerprint – Criminal Background Check (you will be reimbursed for the cost of the FBI once you completed the orientation/training
• Income Verification – Required to qualify for hourly stipend

Please review the attached information form regarding the required documents. You may hand deliver or mail the completed original form and documentation to:

UPO Foster Grandparent Program – New Fosters
1649 Good Hope Road, SE
Washington, DC 20020-4705

Once your forms are received and processed you will be contacted regarding your participation in the next scheduled 40 hour orientation/training. 

Should you require further information, please contact FGP Program staff at (202) 610-5850.  Again, thank you for your interest in “Making a Difference in the Life of a Child”.

THIS INFORMATION IS KEPT CONFIDENTIAL

I hereby consent to permit United Planning Organization (UPO) Foster Grandparent Program to contact anyone it deems appropriate to investigate or verify any information provided by me to discuss my suitability for a volunteer position, including my background, volunteer experience, education or related matters. I expressly give my consent to any discussions regarding the foregoing and I voluntarily and knowingly waive all rights to bring an action for defamation, invasion of privacy, or similar cause of action, against anyone providing such information. I hereby authorize any organization affiliated with UPO Foster Grandparent Program to investigate my background as necessary for the consideration of my application for the position of volunteer Foster Grandparent. I further authorize all persons, schools, companies, organizations, credit bureaus, and law enforcement agencies to supply all information concerning my background and to furnish such reports thereon and I hereby release them and any organization affiliated with UPO Foster Grandparent Program from any and all liability and responsibility arising from their doing so. I certify that the answers given by me to all questions on this application and any attachments are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and correct and that I have not knowingly withheld any pertinent facts or circumstances. I understand that any omission or misrepresentation of fact in this application may result in refusal of or separation from volunteer service upon discovery thereof.

Upon receiving an FBI / State Criminal Record Report and or NSOR report indicating that an applicant has a criminal record which disqualifies them for service or requires further investigation the UPO Foster Grandparent Program will notify the individual within 5 business days: 1) that such a report has been received; 2) provide the individual with a copy of the report; 3) and notify the individual of their right to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the report by submitting additional information related to the criminal record and why it should not affect their volunteer service eligibility within 90 days of notification.