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Research Support for Connecting Senior to Services
ORGANIZATION: Affordable Living for the Aging
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
We're building a tool to help connect seniors with services they're eligible for and we need your help!
We're looking for detail-oriented volunteers to research and document services available to older adults in our community. This includes identifying programs, understanding eligibility requirements, and organizing the information in a clear, structured format to help us design an algorithm for better service matching.
What you'll do:
Research public and private programs for seniors (housing, healthcare, food, transportation, etc.)
Document eligibility rules and application steps
Help categorize and tag services based on needs
Collaborate with our team to ensure accuracy and clarity
Skills we're looking for:
Strong research and organization skills
Ability to read and summarize policies or service descriptions
Familiarity with Google Sheets
Bonus: Experience with social services, senior care, or data entry
Time commitment:
Flexible and remote volunteers welcome! For US residents only.
Help us build something that makes navigating services easier for our elders. Join us!
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About Affordable Living for the Aging
Location:
937 N. Fairfax Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046, US
Mission Statement
ALA is a BIPOC-led nonprofit currently serving high-acuity individuals in Los Angeles. ALA’s mission is to reduce disparities and promote housing and health equity by enabling access to housing and health services for disadvantaged populations. ALA provides intensive case management, permanent affordable housing, supportive housing, shared housing, and access to community resources. We envision a community where all individuals - regardless of age, race, or socioeconomic status - have access to affordable healthcare, housing, and a network of supportive services.
Description
In 1978, ALA founder Janet Witkin was caring for her grandfather who was becoming frailer and more isolated with age. She was struck with the inadequacy of his options: he could remain alone at home with little support or move to an institution where he’d forfeit his independence. Her predicament inspired Janet to create a Shared Housing program to match seniors needing support with low-income housing seekers, the first of its kind in Los Angeles. Since its inception, ALA has matched a total of 2400 seniors through its Shared Housing program which has been a successful alternative to traditional affordable housing, especially for seniors, those facing housing instability, and single low-income renters.
To learn more about our organization, please visit: https://alaseniorliving.org/about-us/
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Homeless & Housing,
Seniors
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
April 2, 2025
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- Internet Research
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Public Groups
- Private Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 18
- Flexible hours
- For US residents only.
Private Group Details
- Group Size Range 1 - 50+
- Event can be held virtually
- No Donation