Positions available: 1
Service times: Typically Tuesday and Thursday from 9:20-10:40 but may include some afternoon/evening/weekend hours as well. Service requirement: 2 hours per week Agency description: Seniors Helping Seniors (SHS) is a program designed to connect high school seniors with senior citizens in Perry in need of support and friendship. The purpose of this program is to provide area senior citizens with someone to perform routine maintenance and repairs while checking in on them on a regular basis. Job description: SHS volunteer will visit the homes of Perry area seniors who have completed an application and background check. Student volunteers will attempt to improve the living conditions of elderly residents by assisting them with everyday maintenance and common repairs (i.e. painting, cleaning windows, removing/installing window screens, trash removal, light bulb replacement, general clean-up, some yard work, and snow removal). Students may also be asked to run errands and grocery shop for senior citizens who are unable to leave their homes. Above all, SHS volunteers are asked to interact with the seniors, keep them company, and give them someone to talk to. |
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