Eightcap AmeriCorps Senior Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs

11/14/2025

November is Homeless Awareness Month — a time to come together and support our neighbors in need. 💙

Across Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Montcalm, and Shiawassee Counties, families are facing housing insecurity and seeking stability, safety, and hope. Homelessness in rural communities is often unseen — but it’s here, and we can make a difference together.

Through collaboration with partners like Gratiot County Hope House, Have Mercy Shelter, Relief After Violent Encounter (RAVE), SafeCenter, and Isabella County Restoration House, R.I.S.E Advocacy, EightCAP is working every day to ensure people have access to safe shelter, warm meals, and a pathway forward.

🏠 Learn more about local efforts and how you can help:
👉 https://8cap.org/november-is-homeless-awareness-month/

💛 Together, we can build a community where every person has a place to call home.

11/14/2025

We want to remind you that opening day of deer season starts tomorrow. Stay alert because deer are going to be running everywhere. If you don't have to drive anywhere, it might be a great day to get caught up on your fall cleaning, read a book, or just relax.

Good luck to all of the deer hunters! We hope you bag the buck you have always dreamed about.

11/13/2025

🌟 We’re Hiring! Join Our Foster Grandparent & Senior Companion Team 🌟

EightCAP is looking for a General Program Assistant in Greenville to help support our amazing senior volunteers and strengthen communities across Ionia, Montcalm, Mecosta, and Osceola Counties.

In this role, you'll provide administrative support, assist with volunteer training and recognition, help with community outreach, and keep our programs running smoothly — all while living out our core values of Compassion, Communication, Accountability, and Empowerment.

📍 Greenville, MI
⏰ 30–32 hrs/week, 45 weeks/year
💼 Benefits start on day 31 + 5% 401k match at one year!

If you’re organized, people-centered, and passionate about serving older adults and adults with disabilities, we’d love to meet you!

👉 Apply today: https://eightcapinc.bamboohr.com/careers/379

11/13/2025

11/12/2025

Thanksgiving is two weeks away. Have you made your pre-Thanksgiving meal plans yet? Do you really want to mess with dinner the night before the big feast? Are you a participant of the biggest bar night? We have a solution for you to enjoy a nice meal before you go home and start prepping or head out to enjoy a fun night with friends. Come and join us Wednesday, November 26th from 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm. and support a great cause.

Applebees in Greenville will be partnering with EightCAP and the AmeriCorps Seniors Programs (Foster Grandparent/Senior Companion Programs) to raise funds for senior citizens who are volunteering to assist children in the schools or adults in their own homes. These volunteers make a difference in their community, and we would appreciate your support to make a difference to these individuals who give so much of themselves.

When joining us, be sure to let your waitress/waiter know that you would like a portion of your bill to go to the AmeriCorps Seniors. It will not cost you extra. Applebees will donate a percentage of your total bill (alcohol excluded) that will benefit these programs. If you cannot join us, please consider making a donation using the QR code on the flyer.

We hope to see you on November 26th!

11/11/2025

Thank you! Your service is appreciated.

11/10/2025

In observance of Veterans Day, all EightCAP offices will be closed tomorrow, November 11th.

Thank you to all who have served! ❤️🤍💙

11/07/2025

10/30/2025

It's National Weatherization Day! Weatherization helps families save money on their utility bills by making homes more energy efficient! 🔨💨💪

To learn more about the EightCAP Weatherization Assistance Program, visit our website: https://8cap.org/weatherization/

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10/29/2025