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7 people are interested
Free Foot Care Clinic for those in need: opportunities to WALK your talk!
ORGANIZATION: Madison Area Care for the Homeless (MACH) OneHealth ℅ AUTONOMOUS SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION INC
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7 people are interested
We provide free foot care services to the homeless and those in need, including podiatry, foot bathing, clean socks and used shoes, over the counter foot care supplies if needed, and of course warm hospitality and conversation. We aim for a radically welcoming "spa" environment where our friends who are homeless can sit, rest, and be cared for.
THIS IS A RECURRING VOLUNTEERS EVENT
Questions: Contact Beth Wild, Volunteer Coordinator for Madison Area Care for the Homeless Foot Care Clinics.
Beth Wild
608-772-0350
machonehealth@gmail.com
Volunteer Itinerary for September 16, 2017- 8:00 - 8:15 am Volunteer check-in, Name Tags, Introductions & Team Huddle Fellowship Hall
- 8:15 - 8:30 am Clinic Walk Thru (open to all volunteers)
- 8:30 - 9:30 am Fellowship Hall/Intake/Breakfast Set-up (1st Floor) & Clinic Set-up & Education (Lower Level)
- 9:00 am Doors Open
- 10:00 am Clinic Opens
- 12:00 Doors Close
- 12:30 - 1:00 pm Breakdown & Clean-up
- 1:00 to 1:30 pm Team Huddle
Clinic Manager
- Main responsibilities: Coordinating upstairs and downstairs flow, ensuring volunteers are aware of roles and responsibilities, facilitating opening and closing circle, work closely with care management and front-of-house, coordinator and lower level coordinator. Assist clients with crisis management.
Lead Hospitality:
- Main responsibilities: Circulate front of church to serve as the first contact with clients, ensure clients sign a sobriety pledge, coordinate with other front-of-house staff as needed, procure food, coordinate kitchen volunteers
Lead Upstairs Flow:
- Main responsibilities: Works with other coordinators to maximize flow, provide education for upstairs volunteers, responsible for client paperwork.
Lead Master Chart:
- Main responsibilities: Record client name and time stamp as clients move throughout the clinic. Work with greeters and intake volunteers.
Welcome/Greeter:
- Main responsibilities: Welcome clients, provide with intake form and folder, give clients an overview/what to expect, point to where bag check and food are, communicate with Lead Master Chart volunteer to record when each client arrives.
Bag Checker:
- Main responsibilities: Receive bags and use numbering system to keep track of who they belong to, stay by bags to prevent theft
Intake/Hospitality:
- Main responsibilities: Circulate in the upstairs to help answer client questions, assist with paperwork completion, assess completion and readiness to go downstairs for foot care.
Guide/Runner:
- Main responsibilities: Escort clients from upstairs hospitality area to foot care clinic downstairs and vice versa.
Triage:
- Main responsibilities: Assess clients for foot care issues/concerns, refers to podiatry and/or foot washing, trim nails for those with diabetes/vascular issues/problematic feet, provide wound care when needed, documents care provided, provide client education and topical lotions/applications.
- Lead Triage person will assist to direct flow and be a point person for downstairs concerns and issues and work closely with clinic manager. This person will typically provide triage education or delegate to a designee.
- Misc. Info: Should be assigned to someone with experience in the health care related field such as nursing, therapy, medicine. New triage staff will be provided orientation with existing staff.
Foot Washer:
- Main responsibilities: Provide direct foot washing services to clients per client’s preference including washing, gentle massage, lotion and other topical application, and provision of socks. Nail trimming may be provided depending on client’s preference and volunteer experience. May refer back to triage for additional concerns.
- Lead Foot Washing will assist to direct flow and work closely with lead triage. This person will typically provide new volunteer education or delegate to a designee.
Water Person/Schlepper:
- Main responsibilities: provide clean water to foot washers, disposes of used water, sanitizes containers to re-use.
Podiatry:
- Main responsibilities: work with triage to assess clients for foot care issues/concerns, trim nails for those with diabetes/vascular issues/problematic feet, provide wound care when needed, documents care provided, provides client education and identifies/provides topical lotions/applications.
- Misc. Info: Should be assigned to someone with experience in the health care related field such as podiatry, nursing, or medicine.
Shoe Fit/Socks/Supply Person:
- Main responsibilities: Work with clients to find needed shoes/socks/supplies, assess the need for insoles and other shoe products. Organize and maintain supply area.
Exit Interview:
- Main responsibilities: Work with clients to complete exit interview questionnaire once they’ve gone through clinic
If you'd like to volunteer, please complete this sign up form: https://goo.gl/forms/pEiOVpxyOVAWT0Wk1
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About Madison Area Care for the Homeless (MACH) OneHealth ℅ AUTONOMOUS SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION INC
Location:
921 OSHERIDAN ST, MADISON, WI 53715, US
Mission Statement
To provide and coordinate compassionate, holistic healthcare for housing insecure individuals in the Madison area.
Description
Madison Area Care for the Homeless (MACH) OneHealth aims to assess inequities in health care provision and support to marginalized populations, namely our community members who are experiencing homelessness.
The OneHealth model informs our practice: One Health recognizes the complex interrelationships that exist between people, animals and the environment as they interact in an era of globalization. One Health encourages a holistic,ecosystem-based approach to human, animal and environmental health.
Our activities since organization inception in the fall of 2015 include:
*performing a client survey and community needs assessment to ascertain gaps in service and care
*running monthly free foot care clinics with a volunteer crew of podiatrists, nurses, and others
*responding to immediate needs on the street for triage and advisement regarding acute and chronic health issues
*developing as an organization by adopting a sociocratic governance structure, working toward 501(c)3 status, and building volunteer capacity
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
First United Methodist Church203 Wisconsin AvenueMadison, WI 53703
DATE POSTED
July 24, 2017
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Case Work / Management
- Relationship Building
- Psychology
- Healthcare
- Nursing
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- 5 hours per monthly clinic (scheduled monthly)
- Must have initial contact with volunteer coordinator before 1st volunteer stint