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Flexible Schedule
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La Palma, CA 90623
As a volunteer with LINC you will help low-income seniors sustain their physical and mental health while preventing social isolation and depression within this vulnerable population. Seniors living on fixed incomes are often forced to choose between paying for housing or nutritious foods, medication and participating in healthy activities. Health & Wellbeing Volunteers at LINC Cares address these issues by providing supportive programs that improve seniors’ quality of life and promote their ability to live independently. Volunteers coordinate the following activities: Exercise - leading stretching classes, walking groups, and other physically engaging programs Nutrition - demonstrating healthy recipes while providing educational workshops Community engagement - coordinating activities that include: Special holiday celebrations Arts & crafts Cognitive and socially active games (e.g., bingo and Wii) Computer labs - providing 1-to-1 instruction on basic computer skills and functions And more... Health & Wellbeing Volunteers are trained according to LINC Cares program models to coordinate their own assigned activities. Responsibilities include: outreach, preparation, setting up and cleaning program space, facilitating activities, ensuring the safety of participants, and communicating with property management and resident service staff. Learn new skills and have fun, all while improving the health of our community! ______________________________________________________________________ Getting involved is as easy as taking 4 simple steps: RSVP for our Virtual Volunteer Information Session at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSPW3jTSE1VErUrAcgTpJA9fQpo-DGMDmFWzrF1XyW1WY9VA/viewform Visit our website at: http://www.linchousing.org/volunteer and complete the online application You will be contacted within days to schedule an orientation appointment. Attend a virtual orientation where you will meet staff, be given an introduction to LINC and the responsibilities of its volunteers. You will be contacted after orientation for placement in the activity of your choice. For more information, please contact Asia Bogan at abogan@linchousing.org
Date Posted: 2024-04-10
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Long Beach, CA 90804
Residents living on fixed incomes are often forced to choose between paying for housing or nutritious foods. As a Food Bank volunteer with LINC Cares you will help low-income residents obtain extra food and supplies that are much needed in their households. Food Bank Volunteers at LINC Cares help the community by providing assistance with packaging and distributing the goods at the bi-weekly food bank. This helps improve low-income residents quality of life and promote their ability to live independently. The food bank occurs every 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Learn new skills and have fun, all while improving the health of our community _________________________________________________________________________ How to Enroll: To qualify as a Food Bank Volunteer, applicants must be at least 16 years of age and submit to a background verification. Getting involved is easy! 1. Information Session RSVP for a Linc Housing Volunteer Information Session at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSPW3jTSE1VErUrAcgTpJA9fQpo-DGMDmFWzrF1XyW1WY9VA/viewform?usp=sf_link 2. Application Once the volunteer application is received and processed, you will be contacted and invited to RSVP to a volunteer orientation. Our volunteer application can be found at the following link: 3. Orientation During orientation you will have the opportunity to meet field staff, receive an introduction to the history and mission of Linc Housing, as well as learn the roles and responsibilities of your volunteer position 4. Online Background Clearance Once you attend and complete an orientation, you will be contacted and invited to complete a background clearance through Sterling Volunteers. Each volunteer background clearance MUST be completed and confirmed before being assigned a volunteer position. 5. COVID-19 POLICY Effective March 23rd, 2022, all Linc Housing volunteers must either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be granted a religious or medical accommodation by Linc Housing HR staff. You will be connected with Linc HR staff to either provide proof of vaccination status or complete our COVID policy exemption process prior to your 1st day of service. For more information, please contact Asia Bogan at abogan@linchousing.org
Date Posted: 2024-04-10
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Flexible Schedule
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Redondo Beach, CA 90277
As a volunteer with LINC you will help low-income seniors sustain their physical and mental health while preventing social isolation and depression within this vulnerable population. Health & Wellbeing Volunteers at LINC Cares provides supportive programs that improve seniors’ quality of life and promote their ability to live independently. Volunteer will coordinate the following activities: Exercise - leading chair stretching classes, walking groups, and other physically engaging programs (dance, Zumba, ballet, Tai Chi) Other activities at this community include: Nutrition - demonstrating healthy recipes while providing educational workshops Community engagement - coordinating activities that include: Special holiday celebrations Arts & crafts Cognitive and socially active games (e.g., bingo and Wii) Computer labs - providing 1-to-1 instruction on basic computer skills and functions And more... Health & Wellbeing Volunteers are trained according to Linc Housing program models to coordinate their own assigned activities. Responsibilities include: outreach, preparation, setting up and cleaning program space, facilitating activities, ensuring the safety of participants, and communicating with property management and resident service staff. Learn new skills and have fun, all while improving the health of our community! ______________________________________________________________________ How to Enroll To become a Health & Wellbeing Volunteer, applicants must be at least 16 years of age and submit to a background verification. Getting involved is easy! 1. Information Session RSVP for a Linc Housing Volunteer Information Session at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSPW3jTSE1VErUrAcgTpJA9fQpo-DGMDmFWzrF1XyW1WY9VA/viewform?usp=sf_link 2. Application Once the volunteer application is received and processed, you will be contacted and invited to RSVP to a volunteer orientation. Our volunteer application can be found at the following link: 3. Orientation During orientation you will have the opportunity to meet field staff, receive an introduction to the history and mission of Linc Housing, as well as learn the roles and responsibilities of your volunteer position 4. Online Background Clearance Once you attend and complete an orientation, you will be contacted and invited to complete a background clearance through Sterling Volunteers. Each volunteer background clearance MUST be completed and confirmed before being assigned a volunteer position. 5. COVID-19 POLICY Effective March 23rd, 2022, all Linc Housing volunteers must either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be granted a religious or medical accommodation by Linc Housing HR staff. You will be connected with Linc HR staff to either provide proof of vaccination status or complete our COVID policy exemption process prior to your 1st day of service. For more information, please contact Asia Bogan at abogan@linchousing.org
Date Posted: 2024-04-10
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Flexible Schedule
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La Palma, CA 90623
Residents living on fixed incomes are often forced to choose between paying for housing or nutritious foods. As a Food Bank volunteer with LINC Cares you will help low-income residents obtain extra food and supplies that are much needed in their households. Food Bank Volunteers at LINC Cares help the community by providing assistance with packaging and distributing the goods at the bi-weekly food bank. This helps improve low-income residents quality of life and promote their ability to live independently. Learn new skills and have fun, all while improving the health of our community! _________________________________________________________________________ Getting involved is as easy as taking 4 simple steps: RSVP for our Virtual Volunteer Information Session at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSPW3jTSE1VErUrAcgTpJA9fQpo-DGMDmFWzrF1XyW1WY9VA/viewform Visit our website at: http://www.linchousing.org/volunteer and complete the online application You will be contacted within days to schedule an orientation appointment. Attend a virtual orientation where you will meet staff, be given an introduction to LINC and the responsibilities of its volunteers. You will be contacted after orientation for placement in the activity of your choice. For more information, please contact Asia Bogan at abogan@linchousing.org
Date Posted: 2024-04-10
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Flexible Schedule
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Los Angeles, CA 90059
As volunteers with LINC, you will help low-income youth achieve not only academic but also personal growth and success. Research shows that due to the lack of resources there is a greater likelihood that a low-income child will face incarceration than ever complete a single college course. This is a discouraging statistic. We are breaking this trend. Youth Education Volunteers at LINC Cares serve at after-school programs and summer clubs that provide fun recreational activities, support strong educational habits, and promote good health and positive social development for children in our communities. This summer club program runs on Wednesdays only. Morning Shift is from 9am - 12:00pm. Afternoon shift is 12:00pm-4:00pm Responsibilities include: Providing homework support and 1-to-1 tutoring Organizing recreational, computer, and arts & crafts activities Promoting positive social development Mentoring and being a positive role model Setting up & cleaning up of facility Youth education services take place directly at LINC Housing apartments inside LINC Cares community centers. Our staff and volunteers’ primary goal is to keep kids safe by creating an environment that fosters learning and creativity---free of charge to those most in need. Learn new skills and have fun, all while improving the lives of low-income youth in our community! ______________________________________________________________________ How to Enroll To become a Summer Club Volunteer, applicants must be at least 16 years of age and submit to a background verification. Getting involved is easy! 1. Information Session RSVP for a Linc Housing Volunteer Information Session at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSPW3jTSE1VErUrAcgTpJA9fQpo-DGMDmFWzrF1XyW1WY9VA/viewform?usp=sf_link (ctrl + click to follow link) 2. Application Once the volunteer application is received and processed, you will be contacted and invited to RSVP to a volunteer orientation. Our volunteer application can be found at the following link: 3. Orientation During orientation you will have the opportunity to meet field staff, receive an introduction to the history and mission of Linc Housing, as well as learn the roles and responsibilities of your volunteer position 4. Online Background Clearance Once you attend and complete an orientation, you will be contacted and invited to complete a background clearance through Sterling Volunteers. Each volunteer background clearance MUST be completed and confirmed before being assigned a volunteer position. 5. COVID-19 POLICY Effective March 23rd, 2022, all Linc Housing volunteers must either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be granted a religious or medical accommodation by Linc Housing HR staff. You will be connected with Linc HR staff to either provide proof of vaccination status or complete our COVID policy exemption process prior to your 1 st day of service. For more information, please contact Asia Bogan at abogan@linchousing.org
Date Posted: 2024-04-10
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