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Background: A Free Lawn Mowing Service for Senior Citizens by founder Brian Schwartz.
Laid off from an NYC Ad Agency at the peak of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Schwartz was mowing his lawn soon after to clear his mind and had an epiphany. Thinking about his late grandfather, his father battling brain cancer and a newborn son on the way he wanted to do something good in the world. On a whim, a social distance service was born offering to help his elderly neighbors with their lawn care free of charge and not even accepting tips in an effort to provide not just physical but mental relief. He realized many vulnerable seniors living on fixed incomes can’t afford annual lawn maintenance.
With local, national and international news coverage more volunteers across 6 states signed up to help.
Over 100 client lawns have been serviced through our network of volunteers and landscape partners.

Mission Statement: Put some good out in the universe one lawn at a time by helping our seniors, veterans, disabled neighbors and those in underprivileged communities.

Looking for help with fundraising for our cause in an effort to scale our non-profit nationwide!

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Seeking Funds to Help Expand Operations Nationwide
Need help writing a grant for interested parties with funds allocated to these areas
- Funding Landscaping Contractors
- Volunteer Recruitment & Engagement
- Client Relations
- Partnerships
- Web Development

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Sort and organize medical equipment and supply donations in our warehouse. Example, stuff 3 rolls of gauze into a ziplock baggie and label it and place it in correct bin.

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Help by mulching and planting flowers and shrubs or setting up a vegetable garden for a residential group home in the DFW area.

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The Americans with Disabilities Act clearly states that our nation’s goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living and economic self-sufficiency. The reality is that this group lacks education, resources and tools to truly gain economic self-sufficiency. According to a study by the National Disabilities Institute and FINRA, special needs populations are:
• More likely to spend more than household annual income
• More likely to have “bad debt” and less likely to have “good debt”
• Less likely to have received financial education
Recognizing the financial challenges of its clients and families, RCL convened a conference in April 2016 to discuss the financial needs of special needs individuals and families. “People with disabilities face significant obstacles when it comes to saving money and planning for their financial futures,” Michael Morris, Executive Director of the National Disability Institute, said during his keynote address at the conference. “The poverty rate for people with disabilities is 28.4 percent, nearly double the U.S. national average. One in three people with disabilities live in poverty.” Despite the importance of banking, 8.4 million U.S. households (6.5 percent of all households) were unbanked in 2017, meaning that they did not have a bank account. Households with a disability were three times as likely to be unbanked as households with no disability (18 percent versus 6 percent). The “disability gap” has increased since 2011. An additional 242 million households (18.7 percent of all households) were underbanked, meaning they had a bank account but, in the past year, used alternative financial services: money orders, check cashing, remittances (international money transfers), pawn shops, rent-to-own programs, payday loans, refund anticipation loans and auto-title loans.

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Spend an hour or more with our members in the Training Center reading a book, playing a game or just chatting. Enrich the life of a person with a disability by developing a meaningful friendship with a one on one paring with a member.

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Being independent is a matter of pride for many of our elderly and disabled individuals. Yet, the basic need of obtaining food can sometimes be difficult to attain. Volunteers can assist our elderly recipients by transporting them to the store, reading labels, reaching items or ensuring correct money transactions. In some instances, the volunteers may do the shopping for the individual because they are unable. All volunteers must go through an application process that does require reference checks. For those considering taking a person to the store a driver's license and active vehicle insurance is required.

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Getting to medical appointments is critical for the elderly and disabled. Offering your time, once a week, for a couple of hours can ensure that these critical appointments are covered. Rides occur weekdays only. Community Caregivers of Greater Derry assists the elderly and disabled maintain independence and quality of life in their homes. Community Caregivers of Greater Derry has an application process, which includes reference checks. Volunteers will also be requested to supply a driver's license and active vehicle insurance.

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We need a board member with marketing and fundraising skills. You can work from your home in any location within the US. We use Microsoft Teams for all board meetings.

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For years many of our elderly and disabled recipients have taken pride in maintaining their homes. Now, because of physical frailty or illnesses they cannot accomplish even the simplest tasks. Volunteers can help with items such as cleaning counter areas, vacuuming, dusting, and laundry. Many combine visiting with the person while doing their tasks. Caregivers seeks to help those who have difficulty. All volunteers are asked to complete an application process that does involve reference checks. Knowledge of any disability that might affect ability to perform service would be helpful.