Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

AmeriCorps, with the help of South Central Human Resource Agency, will be partnering with Hope Hohenwald to begin the "Seniors Foster Grandparent Program," which aims to engage Americans 55 years and older in volunteer service and to provide one-on-one mentoring to students to reach higher academic achievements.

The Foster Grandparent program serves in classrooms and after-school programs to improve school readiness for economically disadvantaged children or in a higher education setting providing young adults guidance to achieve greater things and academics.

The program has already been a...