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New Haven, CT 06501
The Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind seeks volunteers to sort mail, shop, read, and drive for neighbors who are blind. Work is conducted within the home and community and positions are available throughout Connecticut, especially in New Haven, Hartford, Hamden, North Haven, Middletown, Meriden, New Britain and surrounding towns. Requirements to be a great volunteer include: a desire to help others a pleasant demeanor a good reading/speaking voice average reading skills organizational or planning abilities a good driving record a clear criminal history two references access to a car with proof of insurance; a minimum of $50/100k liability and $5,000 of property damage coverage. Volunteers will be matched within three to five miles of home or work.
Date Posted: 2024-05-08
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New Haven, CT 06515
Your neighbor in the New Haven area seeks assistance with vision related tasks. Duties include shopping, driving, reading and sorting mail. Spend some time with this dynamic individual and make a difference in their life and yours! Hours are flexible and by mutual agreement. Requirements to be a great volunteer include: a desire to help others; a pleasant demeanor; a good reading/speaking voice; average reading skills; organizational or planning abilities; a good driving record; a clear criminal history; two references access to a car with proof of insurance; a minimum of $50/100k liability and $5,000 of property damage coverage.- don't have enough? consider being a bus or paratransit companion. Volunteers will be matched within three to five miles of home or work.
Date Posted: 2024-05-08
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Bristol, CT 06010
You can change a life in two hours or less! When older people become less active, they can also become forgotten. Visit a senior, help with their mail, hold their hand while they wait for the doctor to call them in, take them for lunch or to shop for groceries. Your inner talents can be put to use with a neighbor who is blind right in your neighborhood. We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles, rather than by the quality of our service relationship to humanity. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Requirements to be a great volunteer include: a desire to help others; a pleasant demeanor; a good reading/speaking voice; average reading skills; organizational or planning abilities; a good driving record; a clear criminal history; two references access to a car with proof of insurance; a minimum of $50/100k liability and $5,000 of property damage coverage. Volunteers will be matched within three to five miles of home or work.
Date Posted: 2024-05-08
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Hartford, CT 06106
"A VOLUNTEER is a person who is a light to others, giving witness in a mixed-up age, doing well and willingly the tasks at hand-namely, being aware of another's needs and doing something about it." Unknown. My friend's needs are for help with shopping, sorting/reading mail, friendly visiting and getting out into the community. Be the light to others as a BESB Volunteer. It's easy, flexible and can be a lot of fun too. Requirements to be a great volunteer include: a desire to help others; a pleasant demeanor; a good reading/speaking voice; average reading skills; organizational or planning abilities; a good driving record; a clear criminal history; two references access to a car with proof of insurance; a minimum of $50/100k liability and $5,000 of property damage coverage.
Date Posted: 2024-05-08
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New Britain, CT 06051
Help a neighbor with grocery or clothing shopping, enjoy a cup of coffee and a chat. Help read newsletters and professional journals or shred junk mail for a person with low vision or legal blindness. Through these simple and easy activities, you can make a difference to a home-bound person in as little as just one or two hours per week. OR... if you have more time, read more: If you have more time - 4 hours per week - you can become a long term care advocate receiving, handling and trying to resolve resident complaints, including those made on behalf of a resident, within the facility, under supervision of the Regional Ombudsman. Call today! With clients located throughout Connecticut there will be a neighbor within 5 to 7 miles of your home or work. Your energy can make a huge difference. If you are friendly, outgoing and able to fulfill your commitments, then this is right for you. Don't miss this opportunity to pay it forward! Free training is provided.
Date Posted: 2024-05-08