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Do you care about mental health? How about the mental health of seniors? Did you know that seniors have some of the least mental health support resources and have a suicide rate 3-4x higher than youth!

Volunteer with Chatting to Wellness to help combat this by having friendly Group Phone Chats with interesting, fun, and lovely seniors who, because of COVID or other situations may have become lonely, isolated, and/or abandoned.

Did you know loneliness is as bad for your health as alcoholism, smoking, or over-eating? Well, loneliness is a problem experienced by many seniors across Canada. Chatting to Wellness strives to help improve the lives of seniors by giving them a friend, improving their mood, and lowering risks of mental health issues like depression and dementia – all with a phone call. Since 2017, Chatting to Wellness has provided 5,000+ chats to seniors with stellar results and feed back! Seniors report feeling happier, filled with purpose, and looking forward to the days they are getting a call.

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Chatting to Wellness is a Canadian organization focused on combating senior isolation and loneliness through companionship. We’ve been featured in countless media outlets like CBC, Huffington Post, Toronto Star, CTV, WE, and recognized for significant awards in the mental health space! See them here: https://bit.ly/2D1FJaR

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Phone Chats are available Monday through Friday, every week. Calls are between 1-1.5 hours, with training and debrief included. No regular commitment is required, you can sign up for as many or as little sessions as you like. Numerous slots between 6-9pm EST are available.

Calls will be with one senior, one Chatting to Wellness team member, and (up to) three volunteers.

Register below to share your details and we will contact you with the available time slots for you to choose from.

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Share experiences, share hobbies, share interests!

Chat with seniors from all over Canada, learn from decades of experience, hear stories about the past, meet other team members, and help those in dire need!

Volunteer with Chatting to Wellness! Join the conversation!

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Eastern Area Agency on Aging (EAAA) is looking forward to your volunteer work in Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Washington counties of Maine, our 13,000 square mile service area. If you are looking for an opportunity that will improve the quality of life for our older citizens, we’d like to have you join us. Not only will you be helping EAAA continue its mission, have a positive impact on the lives of older adults, but there are proven benefits for volunteers as well.

EAAA has many programs to assist older adults, caregivers, and disabled adults. Last year we had over 350 volunteers. Just imagine how many more we can help with your volunteer work! Some of the programs where we use volunteers are: Meals on Wheels, Furry Friends Food Bank, Commodities Supplemental Food Program, Durgin Center, and many more! Opportunities might be: delivering meals in your community, helping with pet food and supply distributions for low-income older adults in your community, coordinating and distributing food boxes to alleviate food insecurity, or greeting people who stop by at the Durgin Center in Brewer, Maine. Please contact our office at 207-941-2865 and let us know you'd like to help, Our website also has options on ways to help with a volunteer application link on the left. https://www.eaaa.org/donate-now/

Thank you for your consideration, EAAA's volunteers are the very foundation of our Agency. It's a great place to support and find your community!

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Performing acts of love is an important way we minister to senior adults. On the third Saturday of each month, we schedule a workday at the home of a select senior adult. These events generally last from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and are ideal for Individuals, families, or small groups to join to perform a variety of activities such as mowing yards, raking leaves, painting, hauling trash or debris and other light maintenance projects.
Volunteers of all ages are welcome, and this is a family friendly event. In addition, we will engage in conversations with the senior to further strengthen the relationship. Conversations may include prayer and Bible study.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Volunteer - Yard Work	10	n/a	n/a

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We thank and honor the over 250 volunteers who have donated approximately 15,000 hours of service to the citizens of Racine, WI. This annual event reminds us that a world of good is happening in our own backyards!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Waiters during luncheon	10	n/a	n/a

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This event helps raise funds to provide services to children, adults, seniors and their families with disabilities and special needs in our community.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	10	n/a	n/a

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WHO WE ARE

2022 marks WoodGreen’s 85th year of service to Toronto! WoodGreen Community Services is one of Toronto’s largest social service agencies serving close to 40,000 people each year with approximately 75 integrated programs and wrap-around services, which work to reduce poverty, improve community health, and address critical social needs. You can visit us at www.woodgreen.org to learn more.

Our Vision: A Toronto where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Every year WoodGreen tackles our community's most challenging issues, examples include:

• providing youth with new pathways to opportunity, including those ‘aging out’ of the child welfare system
• helping newcomers settle into life in Canada and find meaningful employment
• breaking the cycle of poverty for struggling single mothers and their children
• nurturing children through child care centres, after-4 programming and special needs resourcing
• helping seniors and people with disabilities to live with dignity while remaining in their community
• providing food and safety to hungry, homeless and marginalized individuals through affordable housing and supportive services

WoodGreen Community Services is also a United Way Anchor Agency, we combine significant scale and have a proven track record with an entrepreneurial mindset, continuously seeking and developing innovative solutions to critical social needs.

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY

Meals on Wheels (MOW) Program: WoodGreen’s Senior’s Care and Wellness team is dedicated to supporting seniors so they can thrive at home with dignity and independence. Aging is a journey that requires thoughtful and careful planning. Along with friendly visits, home support and our Active Living Centre supports we also provide meal support. Increased food insecurity for independently living seniors and adults with disabilities is a very crucial need in our society. The volunteering program also provides for security and wellness checks!

WoodGreen’s Meals on Wheels program provides a hot or frozen meal delivered to the doorstep of our clients who are seniors or adults with disabilities.

MOW Driver Volunteer Role: The MOW Driver will support with delivering the meals. In collaboration with the Meals on Wheels Runner, the Driver will transport meals from Bridgepoint Active Health to the designated homes on the assigned route. The Driver is expected to remain in the vehicle while Runner will deliver the meals, this avoids parking issues.

 
MOW Runner Volunteer Role: The MOW Runner will support with delivering the meals. In collaboration with the Meals on Wheels Driver who will transport the meals from Bridgepoint Active Health to the designated homes on the assigned route. The Runner will accompany the driver and deliver the meals to the seniors and or adults with disabilities. The runner is expected to load the meals into the vehicle and deliver the meals along with any special instructions on diet or others, the driver will wait in the vehicle to avoid parking issues. Volunteers will deliver meals packed in plastic bags and leave it at the front door following social distancing protocols. If the client is bedridden, volunteers need to leave the meal on a dining table, or counter.

We’re looking for volunteers who can commit to a minimum 3-month period. The program runs Monday to Friday from 10:30am to 12:30pm and we expect volunteers to commit to at least one shift per week.

Location: In Person at Bridgepoint Hospital or Centre 55 (Main Street/Swanwick Ave). We match the volunteers based on proximity and availability of routes etc.

MOW Volunteer Role Requirements:
• Must have access to vehicle and a valid G2 or G license (Required for MOW Driver Role only)
• Must have effective communication skills, both speaking and listening skills are crucial.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Must work with people in a professional, empathetic manner.
• Must be sensitive to the needs and challenges faced by seniors and adults with disabilities.
• Must be patient and compassionate with a desire to help clients living in isolation and or with disabilities.
• Must adhere to privacy policies and maintain confidentiality of information.

Training:
• Job Role orientation
• Orientation to WoodGreen’s programs, policies, and procedures through LinkedIn Learning.
• PPE training to ensure that all precautions are taken into consideration by volunteers
• Falls prevention training.

How to Apply: Interested volunteers please send your resume to volunteer@woodgreen.org

Contact: Please feel free to reach out to Nvanriel@woodgreen.org / (437) 655 – 0198

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Interviewing individuals to bring onto the Northern Virginia Veterans Association's Board of Directors or Advisory Council. Please review our mission at NOVAVETS.Org and provide resume and letter of intent if interested in being part of our team. Our intent with the BoD is to continue building this nonprofit through strategic planning and philanthropic fundraising. Our mission needs increase as the aging veteran population increases and we will rise to meet these needs. Our veterans have earned and deserve our support.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Key Board or Advisory Council Member	2	n/a	n/a

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The St. Louis Jewish Community Center (the J) is a multigenerational gathering place, offering a variety of programs and services for the St. Louis Jewish community and the community at large. From recreational programs like the Indoor Triathlon to an award-winning Adult Day Center, there is a program or event to benefit everyone at the J. The Adult Day Center (ADC) at the J has been providing quality full-day programming for adults for nearly 40 years. Participants include seniors, as well as younger adults with brain injuries, disabilities, or diseases that result in the need for a supported environment. Highly trained, professional, and caring staff provides individualized attention to our ADC participants, which makes for meaningful, enjoyable days.

Volunteers will either join via zoom or create a pre-recorded baking demonstration video for the Adult Care Center.

Note:
- All volunteers must be 18 years or older.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Adult Day Care with the Jewish Community Center	6	n/a	n/a

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Inter-Faith Food Shuttle envisions a hunger free community. We FEED our neighbors, TEACH self-sufficiency, GROW healthy foods, and CULTIVATE innovative approaches to end hunger. Under the umbrella of FEED – We are committed to feeding children, families, and seniors by recovering, preparing, and distributing food including nearly 9 million pounds of food this past fiscal year. FEED programs span our well-known Backpack Buddies that served over 2,600 children last year and School Pantries maintained right inside 10 schools last year, even with the pandemic. Additionally, Mobile Markets, which are direct distributions of groceries and fresh produce, are set up throughout our service area to meet families right in their own community. FEED also encompasses our longest standing program, Grocery Bags for Seniors, bringing produce and recipe and nutrition information to our seniors.

Learn more and register at the following links:
Child Feeding - https://foodshuttle.galaxydigital.com/agency/detail/?agency_id=94174
Senior Feeding - https://foodshuttle.galaxydigital.com/agency/detail/?agency_id=94180
Food Recovery - https://foodshuttle.galaxydigital.com/agency/detail/?agency_id=105806
Mobile Markets - https://foodshuttle.galaxydigital.com/agency/detail/?agency_id=96991

Opportunity Details

Asha Hope Amanaki is collaborating with Seniors Centers and Senior communities from different cultures in Oregon to teach them basic Digital Skills such as
- Joining a Zoom Call from Android
- Joining a Google Meet from iPhone
- Sending an email

We need you help to create a presentation that navigates them through the steps required to achieve the goals.

To assist you, we will be providing you access to Canva Pro for a designated period of time(1 Week - 1 Month). You are expected to complete the assigned presentation within that stipulated timeframe.