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2 people are interested
West Covina Senior Would Enjoy Your Company 1 hour per week.
ORGANIZATION: Volunteer Action for Aging
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2 people are interested
Do you play piano or enjoy piano music? Are you friendly? Would you like to become a Friendly Visitor Volunteer to a senior woman who lives in West Covina in her own home?
This senior has been a piano teacher all of her life and is clearly a music lover! She lives alone and has reduced mobility due to illness and recent injury. She is friendly and kind and would enjoy a male or female volunteer to put together jigsaw puzzles, talk about or play music together and just spend some time getting to know someone new.
Our program asks for a one hour per week visit with this senior. Your schedule is flexible, set at mutually convenient times for the volunteer and the senior. We do not ask for any personal or home care, just someone with a desire to make a difference for a senior who is looking for a visitor.
Our agency is Volunteer Action for Aging, a Community Service division of SCAN Health Plan. We coordinate a Friendly Visitor program to assist isolated, lonely seniors in their home. Our Friendly Visitor program is free of charge.
Please visit our website scan.samaritan.com and click on the LA County Friendly Visitor tab to complete the application. If you have questions, please feel free to call or email Teri at 562-637-7175 or email at thershberg@scanhealthplanMore 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 HomeWest Covina, CA 91792
DATE POSTED
May 29, 2019
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Keyboard Instrument
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 30
- Orientation or Training
- Just 1 hour per week. Set your own schedule.
- Just a caring heart and a desire to develop a Friendly relationship with a very nice senior who would enjoy your company.