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Vietnamese speaking volunteers needed to make friendly phone calls to older adults
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The Health Trust's Friends from Meals on Wheels is a friendly visitor program aimed at decreasing social isolation and loneliness in homebound seniors receiving Meals on Wheels in Santa Clara County. It targets low-income seniors who are 75 years of age or older, live alone, and/or people of color.
Friends from Meals on Wheels is available to seniors who are part of The Health Trust's Meals on Wheels Program. Socialization services are provided by Health Trust staff, interns, and volunteers and include:
- Home visits, with exercise options available
- Telephone calls
- Facilitated group calls that include participating in virtual games, like bingo
- A mailed monthly newsletter
- Participation in the Friends from Meals on Wheels Facebook Group
- Birthday and other volunteer written cards throughout the year
- Referrals to community resources
Requirements: 16+, online application, onboarding forms, orientation, and training.
Commitment: 1 hour/week for a minimum of 6 months and a quarterly meeting with staff
Interested in being a part of this program? Please contact the Community Partnerships Team at volunteers@healthtrust.org or (408) 961-9862.
We look forward to telling you more about this special program!
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About The Health Trust
Location:
3180 Newberry Dr, Suite 200, San Jose, CA 95118, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission: To build health equity in the Silicon Valley.
Description
Our Vision:
The Health Trust believes every Silicon Valley resident should have the opportunity to live a healthy life.
How:
We at The Health Trust believe that if Silicon Valley is a community where innovation is changing the world, then it also can be a community where innovation changes the lives of everyone - especially our most vulnerable residents - for the better.
As we strive to make our vision reality, we reflect the values of Silicon Valley. When we tackle a problem, we take the broad view. We rely on expertise, partnerships and best practices to generate solutions that will have the greatest impact on those we serve. We invest in projects that are sustainable, show measurable results and provide the greatest return on investment for the community.
With a strong emphasis on prevention, we focus our work through three initiatives: Healthy Living, Healthy Aging and Healthy Communities. Through direct services, we are helping one person at a time. And through policy advocacy and grantmaking, we are changing the local environment to promote healthy eating, healthy aging and healthy living.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3180 Newberry Dr. Suite 200San JoseSan Jose, CA 95118
DATE POSTED
July 1, 2021
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Vietnamese
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 1 hour a week for 6 months
- Online application, onboarding forms, orientation, and training.