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8 people are interested
Virtual Senior Academy Presenter
ORGANIZATION: Jewish Community Center
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8 people are interested
AgeWell at the Jewish Community Center is seeking volunteers to teach courses on the Virtual Senior Academy. The Virtual Senior Academy (VSA) was created by the Jewish Healthcare Foundation in 2017, as a free program to connect adults age 50 and older to their peers in the Pittsburgh region through interactive courses online. The program has expanded and is now run by AgeWell at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, with some classes offered in a hybrid format (in person at the JCC while also streaming online). Any adult can sign up for an account and join classes from anywhere they can access the internet. Utilizing Zoom, the website offers learning experiences that cover a wide range of topics. Some of our most popular class topics include health and wellness, arts and entertainment, music, book clubs, technology, history, religion and current events. Technology provides a unique opportunity for engagement, expanding the reach of existing educational programs for older adults . The VSA is a safe space for older adults to connect and remain socially engaged from the comfort of their own homes. Classes are led by volunteers (retired professionals, community partners, students, etc.), who have a passion in a certain field.
Ideal volunteer candidates can offer programming at least once a month (30-60 minutes per class) in-person at the JCC or virtually, have an interest in working with older adults, and experience in public speaking or teaching.
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About Jewish Community Center
Location:
5738 FORBES AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15217, US
Mission Statement
AgeWell Pittsburgh is dedicated to helping older adults continue to live independently in their own homes. We seek to identify seniors at risk of losing their independence and help them connect to services that will allow them to remain safely at home, for as long as possible.
Description
Checkmates. a program of AgeWell Pittsburgh is a peer-led telephone reassurance program for older adults. Checkmates offers a connection between senior volunteers and older adults in our community who may be homebound, isolated and lonely.
Confidential phone calls are made once a week by senior adult volunteers at the Jewish Community Center. A call from a peer who listens and cares is comforting and reassuring.
Checkmates volunteers are trained so that they feel confident and prepared to make phone calls. Call times are flexible and can be arranged to suit your schedule.
Donating your time to Checkmates is a rewarding way to make a difference in a senior adult's life.
For more information please call Amy Gold, Checkmates coordinator, at 412-521-8011 ext. 207
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
May 15, 2024
SKILLS
- General Education
- Visual Arts
- Painting
- History
- Crocheting
- Storytelling
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 30-60 minutes. This could be a one-time presentation, or it can be a weekly or monthly presentation.
- Must have knowledge and passion for a topic that you would like to share in person or virtually with older adults.