Evelyn Freeman, Peninsula Foster Grandparent Program
Senior Corps – Foster Grandparent of the Year – Foster Grandparents are role models, mentors, and friends to children with exceptional needs.
At 91 years of age, Ms. Freeman has been serving for 14 years as a Foster Grandparent volunteer at the Discovery STEM Academy. Over the years of service with the program, she has watched many of her elementary students go on to graduate from high school and earn college degrees. Her positivity fills her students with hope and she’s always encouraging them that they can accomplish anything with commitment and hard work.