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499 people are interested
Drive a senior neighbor to an appointment or take them grocery shopping when you go.
ORGANIZATION: Drive a Senior
Please visit the new page to apply.
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499 people are interested
An incredibly convenient and rewarding way to help home-bound seniors with critical transportation needs!
Take a senior grocery shopping.
Help a senior get to vital medical appointments (seniors who no longer drive tend to not go to medical appts as often as they should.)
Take your children or spouse with you to help out a senior.
No long term commitments! Everything is done on YOUR schedule through your smart phone or computer!
More opportunities with Drive a Senior
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Drive a Senior
Location:
3801 N CAPITAL OF TX HWY E240-77, United States, AUSTIN, TX 78746, US
Mission Statement
We enrich lives by connecting volunteers and seniors in our community. We help non-driving seniors stay in their own homes as long as possible.
Description
We make volunteering EASY! With our online schedule, Drive A Senior-connects volunteers and neighbors to seniors who need transportation to medical appointments, grocery shopping, and social activities. Volunteers make new friends, find mentors and offer opportunities to teach children philanthropy.
There is no long-term committment or long delay in volunteering. Once you are trained, you can choose how often you want to volunteer. You can even do your own errands and shopping during many of the assignments.
70% of our seniors are women and average is is around 80.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Various locations around Austin Metro AreaDripping Springs, South, SW, NC, West,ElginAustin, TX 78701
DATE POSTED
May 16, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Varies, but is up to you: average one-way ride is approximately 30 minutes, average round-trip in 1.5 hours. You are not required to stay with the client, you can leave and come back.
- No regular commitment required