Help Seniors With Short-Term Projects

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ORGANIZATION: Volunteer Center of Sonoma County

Mensches On The Go, a program of Jewish Family and Children’s Services, matches volunteers with seniors to help with short-term projects, such as downsizing for a move, teaching how to use a Smartphone or installing grab bars. 2-hour orientation/training

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About Volunteer Center of Sonoma County

Location:

153 Stony Circle, Ste. 100, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, US

Mission Statement

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Description

Work in the classroom under the direction of the teacher helping students with reading and/or math. This requires a commitment of 1 hr./wk for a school semester. Volunteers must be fingerprinted.

The Literacy Connection Academic Mentor program has just completed 12 years of recruiting, training, and preparing volunteers to go into the classrooms of Sonoma County K-12 schools. This year 250 volunteers worked in 30 different schools helping students in the regular classroom and in the after-school programs. One-on-one help is sometimes the only way that students who are also learning English as a second language can do their work. Sometimes the student has experienced so much failure in his school life that he is reluctant to participate in class activities. He has lost self esteem. Volunteer helpers give that student a no-risk opportunity to experience success - even one word at a time.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Community
Seniors
Advocacy & Human Rights, Community, Seniors

WHEN

Fri Apr 14, 2017 - Fri May 18, 2018

WHERE

153 Stony CircleSuite 100Santa Rosa, CA 95401

(38.43953,-122.7438)
 

SKILLS

  • Elder care
  • Basic Computer Skills
  • Organization
  • People Skills

GOOD FOR

  • Teens

REQUIREMENTS

  • Orientation or Training

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