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Give A Gift This Holiday Season that Keeps on Giving - Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Volunteer Action for Aging
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If you are struggling with your shopping list for the Holidays 2018, we have the perfect solution. Become a Friendly Visitor Volunteer to a lonely isolated senior 1 hour per week. This volunteer service is the gift that keeps on giving. It requires kindness, compassion, caring, interest, conversation and dependability.
We have male and female seniors on our waiting list. We need volunteers in Lakewood, Bellflower, Carson, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, South Bay and Long Beach. We have seniors that range in age from 70-90!! All are interesting talkative, friendly, and would like to meet someone like you. We need English speaking volunteers, bi-lingual Spanish and bi-lingual Tagalog volunteers.
Here at Volunteer Action for Aging, a community service of SCAN Health Plan, we have a free Friendly Visitor Program that provides weekly visits to isolated older adults.
Wrap yourself up in a big bow and contact Volunteer Action for Aging. A gift of your time and friendship is priceless and meaningful!
This volunteer work does not require any personal or home care; just a visit with a senior who has been waiting to meet you.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer of our Friendly Visitor Program, please contact us at 562-637-7175 or thershberg@scanhealthplan. You can also go online at scan.samaritan.com where you can apply directly as a volunteer.
More opportunities with Volunteer Action for Aging
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About Volunteer Action for Aging
Location:
3800 Kilroy Airport Way suite 100, Long Beach, CA 90806, US
Mission Statement
Volunteer Action for Aging (VAA) is a volunteer service program operating under Independence at Home, a non-profit care management organization that supports disabled adults and seniors in their efforts to remain healthy and independent in their homes and communities. Our volunteer program works to assist and develop nurturing and caring relationships with disabled adults and homebound seniors.
Description
VAA provides the following services and community service opportunities:
Homeless Hygiene Care kit Event: Volunteers of all ages including seniors, Veterans, and young adults will gather to assemble homeless care kits.
Cell Phone Instruction To assist seniors understand the basic or advanced functions of their cell phones or Smart phones we need patient teachers who can work individually with seniors at a downtown Long Beach senior apartment building.
ALL YEAR Friendly Visitor/Phone Friend Volunteer: on a weekly basis, volunteers provide either friendly visits or phone calls to matched clients. They offer emotional support, companionship and conversation to reduce loneliness and isolation.
Writing Letters for our Troops Event: clients and volunteers come together to write letters for our active military and veterans. Letters are sent to Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization that sends care packages to the military.
Thanksgiving Meal Delivery Ev: This event has become a family tradition for many and we have volunteers who help year after year.
Check out our website for lots of news or call for a copy of our newsletter at www.independenceathome.org
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Senior's HomeLong Beach and LA County locations, CA 90806
DATE POSTED
October 23, 2018
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 25
- Orientation or Training
- Just 1 hour per week. Schedule Very Flexible
- A Caring, Dependable and Friendly Person in Many LA County Cities