GIVE A NEIGHBOR THE GIFT OF INDEPENDENCE!
Neighbor to Neighbor Program puts volunteers who wish to help others in touch with neighbors who need assistance to remain in their homes. Many elderly or homebound residents live in isolation with little family or few friends to care for them.
Volunteers provide services including, but are not limited to, the following:
- Transportation/escort to medical appointments, food shopping or banking/legal.
- Transporting to deliver meals/pharmacy/groceries, etc.
- Friendly visiting
- Friendly telephoning
- Providing relief for a primary caregiver
Skills:
General Skills, compassion, patience.
Volunteer Scheduler
Volunteers provide free transportation services to home bound elderly for medical appointments and/or shopping. Volunteers will pick up clients at their home in rural areas and transport them to and from medical appointments or shopping throughout the year.
Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteer Scheduler takes phone calls requesting assistance, assign volunteers to provide assistance, and helps compile a monthly report of the volunteer hours and number of clients assisted and types of services provided.
Skills
Ability to organize and prioritize drivers making visits for medical or shopping requirements.
For more information contact Sue Koppenhaver at skop@co.ulster.ny.us or 845-340-3456.
