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4 people are interested
Volunteer Guardian
ORGANIZATION: Crime Victim Services
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4 people are interested
VOLUNTEER GUARDIANS NEEDED. As members of our community grow older or otherwise confront disabilities, they sometimes need the assistance of a guardian to make healthcare, housing and other decisions regarding their daily needs and living arrangements. Often there are no available family members willing and able to provide that assistance. You can help meet the critical need for guardians in Allen County by becoming a Crime Victim Services Volunteer Guardian. Crime Victim Services staff support you with decision making guidance for support services arrangements, housing, medical care, and recreation. Mileage is paid. Additionally, staff assist guardians with training reminders, annual reports and plans required by Allen County Probate Court.
Contact us to arrange a 1-hour information session to learn more.
More opportunities with Crime Victim Services
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Crime Victim Services
Location:
330 N ELIZABETH ST 2ND FLOOR, LIMA, OH 45801, US
Mission Statement
Crime Victim Services' (CVS) mission is to help victims prevail over the trauma of their victimization by assisting and advocating for safety, healing, justice, and restitution. Elder Victim Ministry, a program of CVS, is a volunteer-based program that partners with law enforcement, Adult Protective Services and other community service organizations to identify and respond to at-risk or abused elders aged 60 and older. Elder victims of crime receive safety planning, trauma support, justice system advocacy, emergency financial assistance, and mediation through Elder Victim Ministry volunteers and staff. The CVS Guardian Program will support volunteer guardians in helping victims whose ongoing cognitive or physical vulnerability requires a guardian.
Description
Crime Victim Services (CVS) is a United Way based victim support program. CVS began in 1981 in Allen County as the second Victim Offender Mediation Program in the U.S., expanding to comprehensive victim services in 1985. The Putnam County office began in 1990, and is Ohio's only county with all victim services at one facility. The Family Justice Center for domestic violence victims in Putnam County opened in 2007.
Elder Victim Ministry is a program of Crime Victim Services, Inc. Begun in 1996, it is a volunteer-based Christian outreach that assists elder victims (age 60 and older) with safety planning, trauma support, support during investigations and prosecutions, emergency repairs, spiritual support and mediation services. Elders are more vulnerable to victimization due to the functional impairments to vision, hearing, mobility, and cognitive abilities that come with aging. Since July of 2011, Elder Victim Ministry has served 3,000 elder victims of violent and property crimes in Allen & Putnam Counties.
Our campaign to recruit volunteer guardians for the new CVS Guardian Program began in 2018. Coordinator Katie Campbell will support volunteer guardians of the person as they serve victims aged 18 and older who have been deemed legally incompetent in day-to-day decisions of a personal nature, including arrangements for support services, food, clothing, housing, medical care, and recreation.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
330 N Elizabeth Street, 2nd FloorLima, OH 45801
DATE POSTED
August 26, 2020
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Social Work
- Organization
- Critical Thinking
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- Visits & Support-up to 3 hours a month
- Be of good character; willingness to maintain a supportive relationship; visit 1x or 2x a month