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Volunteering Opportunities
ORGANIZATION: Compeer Program-Family Services of Chemung County
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
Compeer of Family Services of Chemung County, Inc. is actively recruiting community volunteers to serve in powerful friendships and mentoring relationships with individuals recovering from mental health illnesses and youth at-risk. Compeer volunteers help individuals live a happier, more productive life via positive friendships and positive role modeling.
Compeer volunteers:
- help build self-esteem that promotes learning and enables social, cultural and emotional growth
- become a positive role-model that provides friendship, mentoring and socialization skills to youth while having fun
- become part of a community that is making a difference in both youth and adults recovering from mental health illnesses and youth at-risk
- devote 2 to 4 hours a month using their friendship to help empower individuals live happier, more productive lives
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About Compeer Program-Family Services of Chemung County
Location:
310 Pennsylvania Avenue, Elmira, NY 14901, US
Mission Statement
Compeer’s Mission is "to use the power of friendship to help adults and children with mental health illness & children at-risk live a happier, more productive life via the support of caring and sensitive community volunteers."
Description
Compeer is an award-winning non-profit organization that matches community volunteers in supportive friendship relationships with persons recovering from mental illness or youth at-risk.
"Compeer" comes from the blend of the words "companion" and "peer". Developed as a non-clinical service for people suffering from mental health issues; the combination of outside stigma and personal debilitation sometimes shut those suffering from behavioral health issues out of society and fellowship. Although not a clinical treatment service, Compeer welcomes the marginalized back into the community and for this, was recognized by the American Psychological Association in 2005 as a best-practice program that aids recovery.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
310 Pennsylvania AvenueElmira, NY 14904
DATE POSTED
May 29, 2018
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Tutoring
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2 to 4 hours per month depending on program
- Must be willing to work with adults and youth with mental health illness or youth that are at-risk