---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2552.62"
title: "45"
number: "2552.62"
heading: "What are the responsibilities of a volunteer station?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2552.62"
---

# §2552.62. What are the responsibilities of a volunteer station?


A volunteer station shall undertake the following responsibilities in support of Foster Grandparent volunteers:

- (a) Develop volunteer assignments that meet the requirements specified in [§§ 2552.71 through 2552.72](/cfr/45/2552.71..2552.72.md) and regularly assess those assignments for continued appropriateness.
- (b) **Select eligible children for assigned volunteers.**
- (c) Develop a written volunteer assignment plan for each Foster Grandparent that identifies their roles and activities, each child served, and expected outcomes.
- (d) **Keep a Letter of Agreement for each child who receives in-home service.**
- (e) **Provide Foster Grandparents serving the station with—**
  - (1) Orientation to the station and any in-service training necessary to enhance performance of assignments; and
  - (2) Resources required for performance of assignments, including reasonable accommodation, as needed, to enable Foster Grandparents with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their service; and
- (f) Designate a staff member to oversee fulfillment of station responsibilities and supervision of Foster Grandparents while on assignment.
- (g) **Keep records and prepare reports required by the sponsor.**
- (h) **Provide for the safety of Foster Grandparents assigned to it.**
- (i) Comply with all applicable civil rights laws and regulations, including providing Foster Grandparents with disabilities reasonable accommodation, to perform the essential functions of their service.
- (j) Undertake such other responsibilities as may be necessary for the successful performance of Foster Grandparents in their assignments or as agreed to in the Memorandum of Understanding.

## Notes

### Amendments

[64 FR 14126, Mar. 24, 1999, as amended at 83 FR 64652, Dec. 17, 2018]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 12651b-12651d; E.O. 13331, 69 FR 9911.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 14126, Mar. 24, 1999, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[64 FR 14126, Mar. 24, 1999, as amended at 83 FR 64652, Dec. 17, 2018]