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Recruits volunteers and matches interests and abilities with community members in need. Administers a volunteer program and coordinates local volunteers with senior community members who would like friendly visiting sessions, telephone reassurance calls, and minor home repairs. Provides volunteer drivers to assist with transportation to needed services such as medical, dental, grocery shopping, senior meal sites, court dates, housing appointments, etc. This service is not a formal transportation service and provision of rides is dependent upon volunteer driver availability. One week advance notice appreciated for a ride request.

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Telephone Reassurance
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Friendly Visiting
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Transportation Volunteer Opportunities
Senior Ride Programs
Friendly Telephoning
Provides information and referrals for community, regional, and state services. The program also offers transportation to medical appointments, friendly visiting, medical equipment loans, assistance with minor home repairs and household chores, community programs on wellness issues and other topics, and an emergency fuel fund. All services are performed by volunteers.

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Homemaker Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Repairs homes in partnerships with eligible families. Projects include essential interior and exterior minor repairs that make a home safer, healthier, and more accessible. Among other minor repairs, they build ramps. They do not perform roof work.

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Home/Public Building Accessibility Volunteer Opportunities
Handyworker Volunteer Opportunities
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Provides volunteer workers who complete home repairs at no cost to homeowner twice each year on a first come, first served basis dependent on meeting program requirements and available funding and volunteers. Program focuses on one-day projects including painting, caulking, plumbing, electric, roof repair, step repair and replacement, and access ramps. They are generally unable to service emergency repairs. For faster service, please fill out application found on website. Home repairs occur in the spring and fall. Individuals residing in the home or visiting on the workday who are physically able will work alongside the volunteers.

Categories

Handyworker Volunteer Opportunities
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Home/Public Building Accessibility Volunteer Opportunities
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Repairs homes in partnerships with eligible families. Projects include essential interior and exterior minor repairs that make a home safer, healthier, and more accessible. Among other minor repairs, they build ramps. They do not perform roof work.

Categories

Home/Public Building Accessibility Volunteer Opportunities
Handyworker Volunteer Opportunities
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Provides programs that help individiuals to remain in their homes and connected to the community. Services may include transportation to medical appointments, shopping, friendly visits and reassurance calls, chores and yard work, and homemaker assistance. Also provides medical equipment loans, as well as a modest home heating assistance fund. The only wheelchair-accessible entrance to Westminster Cares is the back entrance.

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Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
General Minor Home Repair Programs
Home Delivered Meals
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Friendly Telephoning
General Yard Work
Senior Ride Programs
Homemaker Assistance
Disability Related Transportation
Provides volunteer assistance to individuals who are in need of general household repairs and cannot afford to have paid contractors repair their homes.

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Handyworker Volunteer Opportunities
General Yard Work
General Minor Home Repair Programs