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Volunteer with Older
Adults
Friendly
Visitors offer companionship and
support to homebound older adults. Some volunteers market with, or for a client, help
them sort their mail, or respond to telephone messages.
Many volunteers and their clients go to lunch or the mall, walk
or run errands together. A visit once a week, or even twice a
month helps to make our clients feel less isolated.
Time commitment: One hour, one day per
week, or every other week.
Supportive Community
volunteers are
called upon two or three times a year to help our older adult clients
with minor home maintenance, or transportation to and from an outpatient
medical procedure.
Time commitment: Two or three times a year.
Meals On Wheels
volunteers prepare and /or deliver meals to homebound older adults one morning every week.
Time Commitment: Two to three hours, one morning per week.
Hospice
Volunteers provide consolation
and assistance to chronically and terminally ill individuals and their
families to enhance their quality of life throughout their remaining
days.
Time Commitment: Varies, depending on
situation.
Courtesy Drivers
assist
the JFS Transportation Department with one or two rides each
week. Most of the drivers take clients to and from ongoing
medical appointments, such as dialysis.
Time Commitment: Two to four hours, one day per week.
Volunteer
in Administrative Offices
Administrative
Volunteers assist in our Transportation, Meals-on-Wheels, Community
Information Center, Hospice, and Prescription Assistance offices.
Time commitment: Two to
four hours, one day per week.
Professional
Services
Volunteers offer
their professional skills, such as medical, dental, legal, electrical
and plumbing to name a few, on a pro-bono basis for JFS clients.
This program rotates so that no professional is approached more than
once or twice each year.
JFS Mission
Jewish Family Service is
dedicated to helping individuals and families cope, survive and
thrive in an ever-changing world. We are focused on the needs of
the Jewish community, while providing services to all.
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Fall Fix Up
Fall Fix Up is a
one-time project to help homebound older adults prepare their homes for
the winter months. Volunteers rake leaves, winterize windows,
and/or do minor indoor or outdoor cleaning. This event is wonderful for
individuals, friends, families and large groups. The
11th Annual JFS Fall Fix Up will take place Sunday, October 28, 2007,
from 9:30
a.m. to Noon.
How Do
I Get Involved?
*Call Hilary Rotenberg at
248-592-2336, or email hrotenberg@jfsdetroit.org
to sign up for an orientation, or to learn more!
Volunteer with Youth
Click on the logo
to go directly to the Mentor Connection
Mentor
Connection is a non-sectarian program that matches
responsible, caring adults with Oakland County children and teens to
increase their self-esteem and confidence. Mentors serve as role
models and friends.
E-mail kholden@jfsdetroit.org for more information.
Community-Based
Mentors are matched one-on-one with a child or teen. The
mentor and mentee spend time together weekly or bi-weekly, doing
activities outside of the home or school setting that both
enjoy.
Time Commitment: One or two hours every week or every other
week, for at least one year.
School-Based
Mentors are matched with one student, or a group of
students in a school setting. The mentor visits with the student(s) for at
least one hour a week for an academic year.
The mentors and students may spend time working on academics
and/or doing extracurricular activities such as music, art, or sports.
Time Commitment: One hour each week, for
one academic year.
Reading Tutors are matched with Kennedy Elementary School in
Southfield. Volunteers
are needed to work with first and second grade students who are
falling behind in reading and comprehension.
Time commitment: 30 minutes to one hour, one morning per
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