ORGANIZATION: San Francisco Village
Position: General Volunteer
Reports to: Member and Volunteer Coordinator
Location: Varies; special event, office, member's homes, virtually by phone or online.
Description: San Francisco Village is an inter-generational community that dignifies aging. We connect our members to the resources and meaningful relationships they need to thrive in the city they love. Many of them have lived in San Francisco more than 50 years and have stories to tell!! San Francisco Village Volunteers provide companionship, assist with errands and work one-on-one with members to help them stay independent and in charge of their lives. Volunteers may be asked to help with organizing papers or collections, weed the garden, update a computer or accompany a member to the grocery store. Many successful volunteer matches include technology support, like teaching an older person how to use a smart phone; coffee and conversation; and simple chores that they simply can’t achieve on their own any more.
During COVID-19: SFV volunteers continue to engage with our members and we have shifted to opportunities that allow volunteers to assist with technology by phone and connect with members by phone as friendly callers. One of the greatest needs we presently have is for volunteers to go grocery shopping for members. Social distancing guidelines provided as part of training.
Qualifications: San Francisco Village requires volunteers to complete a two-hour training and they must pass a background check. During COVID-19 pandemic, volunteer training takes place online via Zoom.
Responsibilities and Duties: Varied; grocery shopping, driving to doctor's appointments, companionship, event help.
Note: This is an ongoing opportunity so we will be recruiting volunteers on a continual basis
3220 Fulton St., San Francisco, CA 94118, US
We operationalize love for elders in an ageist society by mobilizing the power of intergenerational relationships and mutual support.
What is the San Francisco Village?
San Francisco Village is a nonprofit membership organization that connects older San Franciscans to the community, resources and expertise they need to live independently in the places they call home. Today, our community includes 450 members over the age of 60, more than 200 multi-generational volunteers, a staff of six, a 12-member board of directors and hundreds of donors, supporters, workshop leaders and partners. We’ve come together to optimize health and well-being for everyone involved.
VISION
We envision a future in which people of all ages, races, cultures, and abilities work together to create communities of belonging and in so doing, model possibilities for relationship and connection that benefit the greater good.
3220 Fulton St.San Francisco, CA 94118
July 20, 2022