Senior Wellness Program Volunteer general support

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Volunteer Description
The Senior Wellness Program at Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) is seeking volunteers to assist the Program Lead in providing services to the participants. Depending on skills and level of interest, responsibilities may include: providing information and referral to clients about services, assisting with case management, helping the staff serve lunch to the seniors, developing flyers and marketing material for special events, participating in recreation activities with the seniors, coordinating and researching activities for the month, record keeping and other administrative duties. Volunteers report to the Program Coordinator.

We are seeking volunteers who are Bilingual in Vietnamese.

About AACI
AACI was founded in 1973, and has been providing numerous services to underserved ethnic refugee and immigrant populations for the past three decades. Focusing on the diverse Asian American community, AACI's mission is to improve the health, mental health, and well-being of individuals and their families by providing an array of human services. AACI empowers the Asian American community by working collaboratively for equality and social justice. AACI has also fostered close ties with non-Asian minority groups and advocates on behalf of many underserved communities.
AACI's diverse services include a primary care medical clinic, support for refugees and immigrants, mental health services for all ages, health education and promotion, youth services, a domestic violence shelter for women and their children, and senior services. AACI provides services in over a dozen different languages including Chinese (in several dialects), Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Lao Mien, Thai, Korean, Tagalog, Tongan and Hindi, as well as in English and Spanish.

About AACI's Senior Wellness Program
The AACI Senior Wellness Program currently serves over 250 individuals, primarily elderly Chinese each year. The Program centers not only on physical and mental health, but also on social health, to improve the overall wellness of our local Asian Pacific American seniors. Services include information and referral, case management, counseling, hot meals, ESL classes, computer technology classes, health education workshops, recreational activities, social activities and day and weekend recreational trips. Participants are equipped with the skills and resources to overcome language barriers, adjust to a new culture, cope with intergenerational changes, establish a social support network, and increase their awareness and knowledge of health and community resources.

Hours
There is flexibility in the numbers of hours a volunteer may wish to work. The height of activity for the Senior Wellness Program occurs in the mornings from 8:00am-3:00pm, during which time volunteers are utilized. A minimum commitment of 8-weeks is required.

For more information about AACI, please log on to:

www.aaci.org