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Couch Potatoes Unite! Virtual Peer Counselor, Edgy Program
ORGANIZATION: Faith in Action of Solano
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Faith in Action is adding a new componet to its Senior Peer Counseling Program: Community Center without Walls. Modeled after the award winning Senior Center without Walls in Alameda County, our Virtual Community Center will provide group counseling, chronic disease management, support groups, and lesiurely group activites, all by teleconferencing from home. The agency is in the midst of implementing this exciting project. Be a part of this innovative program.
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About Faith in Action of Solano
Location:
3303 Whitemarsh Lane, FAIRFIELD, CA 94534, US
Mission Statement
What We Do: Faith in Action, now in its 21st year of service in Solano County, is a volunteer-based, interfaith-based nonprofit that provides services to seniors 60 years and older who are frail, living with chronic illnesses, or homebound. The agency seeks to end the isolation, promote the independence, and sustain the dignity of homebound seniors throughout Solano County. The agency has more than 800 registered seniors, with approximately 125-150 volunteers assisting them during any given month. Volunteers are integral to meeting the needs of our seniors. Volunteers are the heart and backbone of the agency. Who We Are: The agency provides non-acute, non-medical in-home support services to homebound seniors. All services are provided by volunteers. Services can include transportation to and from medical or social service appointments, transportation to life enhancement activities, grocery shopping, phone reassurance, home visits, in-home peer counseling, support groups either in person or by teleconference, light house cleaning, yard work, and respite for family caregivers. All services are subsidized through grants or government contracts; donations are accepted. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
Description
What We Do: Faith in Action, now in its 21st year of service in Solano County, is a volunteer-based, interfaith-based nonprofit that provides services to seniors 60 years and older who are frail, living with chronic illnesses, or homebound. The agency seeks to end the isolation, promote the independence, and sustain the dignity of homebound seniors throughout Solano County. The agency has more than 800 registered seniors, with approximately 125-150 volunteers assisting them during any given month. Volunteers are integral to meeting the needs of our seniors. Volunteers are the heart and backbone of the agency. Who We Are: The agency provides non-acute, non-medical in-home support services to homebound seniors. All services are provided by volunteers. Services can include transportation to and from medical or social service appointments, transportation to life enhancement activities, grocery shopping, phone reassurance, home visits, in-home peer counseling, support groups either in person or by teleconference, light house cleaning, yard work, and respite for family caregivers. All services are subsidized through grants or government contracts; donations are accepted. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
91 Town Square PlaceVacaville, CA 95688
DATE POSTED
July 22, 2021
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 55
- Orientation or Training
- up to 4 hours per week
- additional 30 hours of training/ monthly meetings