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ORGANIZATION: Wesley Family Services-Older Adult Services

  • 56 people are interested

Wesley Family Services' volunteer-assisted services are seeking volunteers in the Penn Hills/Plum/Verona/Monroeville areas.

We are in need of caring volunteers assist older adults (aged 60 ) in a variety of ways:

  • Grocery shopping - pick up a few extra items during your regular shopping trip and deliver them to a care receiver, or take a senior along with you to the store.
  • Deliver food boxes from local food pantries (evenings and weekends available!)
Many seniors are not able to shop for themselves and need a little more assistance due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

About our program: You can volunteer once a week or once a month and spend a half hour or a few hours delivering much needed groceries and supplies to those that can't shop for themselves. Volunteers can choose what neighborhoods they'll deliver to or be assigned those most in need. We also have opportunities to deliver from local food pantries or to help with curbside pickups at grocery stores across the county.

Wesley Family Services is a social service and social care agency serving southwestern PA. Our volunteer-assisted services in the community are supported primarily by our funding partner: The United Way. We've been supporting seniors for over 25 years and are currently providing services with COVID-19 safety measures.

Register to volunteer here: https://form.jotform.com/ISOSPittsburgh/Covid-19VolunteerRegistration

This volunteer position is only open to residents of Pennsylvania.

All volunteers must complete the PA Criminal History clearance (PATCH)
, which is free for volunteers. We are not able to accept volunteers who do not have a recent background check.

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About Wesley Family Services-Older Adult Services

Location:

221 Penn Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221, US

Mission Statement

In Service of Seniors: Pittsburgh (ISOS) and Open Your Heart to a Senior in Westmoreland County are programs of Wesley Family Services with a mission to maximize the independence of older adults in Allegheny County and Westmoreland County through practical volunteer-based supports.

Description

In Service of Seniors: Pittsburgh and Open Your Heart to a Senior (OYHS) are part of an initiative of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Seniors who need some extra support to live independently at home and feel connected to their community are matched with volunteers in their neighborhood.

Volunteers are able to have flexible/self-service scheduling which allows volunteers to view and select activities that they would like to do. Some of the activities available are grocery shopping for or with an older adult, providing rides to appointments, friendly visiting, helping a senior with low vision read their mail, and more! Some of our opportunities are suspended at this time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Please contact us for a current list of available opportunities.

In Allegheny County, we also offer Medicare counseling through our APPRISE program and home safety checks for seniors through the Safety for Seniors program.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Seniors
Community, Seniors

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA 15206

(40.472065,-79.91367)
 

SKILLS

  • Elder care
  • Community Outreach
  • People Skills

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training

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