- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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114 people are interested
Holiday Remembrances for Homebound Seniors!
ORGANIZATION: Bridging Communities, Inc.
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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114 people are interested
Currently seeking volunteers for Sweetest Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!
On the week of Valentine's Day, Easter, Sweetest Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas volunteers will deliver special gifts to seniors in the Southwest Detroit area.
Bridging Communities, Inc provides a chance for social support and community connection with our seniors by sending a friendly volunteer to bring you a small gift and check on you.
We call these deliveries remembrances because we like to remember our elders during the times they are often forgotten. This short visit of gift-giving is often the only visit an elder might have that month. We ask volunteers to report back any concerns that need to be addressed.
A background check is required and you must have your own transportation. If you are interested in helping us support seniors please email us at volunteer@bridgingcommunities.org or call 313-265-3689.
More opportunities with Bridging Communities, Inc.
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About Bridging Communities, Inc.
Location:
6900 McGraw, Detroit, MI 48210, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission: Our work will improve the quality of life for the elders of Southwest Detroit by meeting their needs, and the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods, through creative collaboration, advocacy, and innovative programming.
Our Vision: We will be recognized throughout Southest Michigan as a benchmark organization and the first choice for eldercare programs and affordable housing.
Description
BCI was formed in 1980 by the clergy of Southwest Detroit to provide equality and dignity of life for the frail elderly under the name Ecumenical Project SAVE (Seek And Visit the Elderly). In recognition that the quality of life of an elderly person is directly related to the quality of the community which they reside, the mission expanded beyond providing service through volnteer support to include community development and intergenerational activities. The new name was adopted in 1998 to better address the scope of the work and the expansion of the mission. Bridging Communities, Inc. surrounds the elderly of Southwest Detroit with a circle of care to ensure quality and dignity of life. With support systems of caring volunteers who become friends of our elders, we enable this proud hardworking generation that built this urban neighborhood to remain independent in their homes and community.
Bridging Communities, Inc. is a grass roots collaborative of Southwest Detroit business, labor, faith-based organizations and residents working together to create a society where people live in tolerance, compassion, civility and respect. Building on the principles of democracy, empowerment, dignity, justice and equality, we believe that all life has value, from birth to death and that a full meaningful and productive life is based on the level of our participation.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
6900 McGrawDetroit, MI 48210
DATE POSTED
October 16, 2023
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- 2-3 hrs depending on the time spent with the senior and number of routes (typically 6-8)