- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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12 people are interested
Student Volunteer Opportunities
ORGANIZATION: Music & Memory
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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12 people are interested
Nursing homes, assisted living communities and public libraries in Wisconsin are looking for student volunteers to assist with their Music & Memory Program. Student volunteers make a difference by:
- Creating personalized playlists for the residents utilizing iPods and iTunes;
- Enjoying personalized playlists with the individual;
- Holding a donation drive to provide personalized music to additional residents.
If you have an interest in a career in health care, this is a great opportunity to gain valuable experience utilizing technology to improve an individuals quality of life.
A listing of Wisconsin opportunities can be found on our interactive care map: https://musicandmemory.org/care-facility-locations/
More opportunities with Music & Memory
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Music & Memory
Location:
17 west 17 street, new york, NY 10011, US
Mission Statement
MUSIC & MEMORY℠ is a non-profit organization that brings personalized music into the lives of the elderly or infirm through digital music technology, vastly improving quality of life. We train nursing home staff and other elder care professionals, as well as family caregivers, how to create and provide personalized playlists using iPods and related digital audio systems that enable those struggling with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive and physical challenges to reconnect with the world through music-triggered memories. By providing access and education, and by creating a network of MUSIC & MEMORY℠ Certified elder care facilities, we aim to make this form of personalized therapeutic music a standard of care throughout the health care industry.
Description
Executive Director Dan Cohen founded Music & Memory with a simple idea: Someday, if he ended up in a nursing home, he wanted to be able to listen to his favorite '60s music. He’d heard a recent news report about how iPods have grown so popular. Why not bring used iPods as well as new ones into nursing homes to provide personalized music for residents?
Our approach is simple, elegant and effective: We train care professionals how to set up personalized music playlists, delivered on iPods and other digital devices, for those in their care. These musical favorites tap deep memories not lost to dementia and can bring participants back to life, enabling them to feel like themselves again, to converse, socialize and stay present.
Meet Henry, who suffered from dementia for a decade and barely said a word to anyone-until Music & Memory set up an iPod program at his nursing home: https://youtu.be/fyZQf0p73QM
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
July 14, 2017
SKILLS
- Music Therapy
- People Skills
- Healthcare
- Nursing
- Macintosh Platform
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 15
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum of 2 hours per week