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Annual Report
How to Become a
Volunteer
Volunteer
Voices pdf
Summer
2010 Helping Hand pdf
Links
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Summary
of Services
Community
Caregivers serves people of all ages by providing the following.
All of our services are FREE.
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Transportation:
Driving
disabled, elderly, and non-driving persons for medical appointments, visits
to family in nursing homes, to the beauty parlor, to community events, and
to most points in the Capital District. Clients can request up to two rides
a week and must give one week's notice.
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Shopping:
Either
accompanying a client who needs assistance or doing the shopping for such
items as food, prescriptions, or personal items.
This includes picking up and delivering food from food pantries.
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Caregiver Respite: Providing
a caring presence that will allow individuals and families who care for someone with
an illness
or disability to enjoy a break from their caregiving responsibilities.
Our volunteers will visit, talk, read and do crafts.
We
are unable to provide medical or "hands-on" care. This is usually
once a week for two hours.
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Chores:
Laundry, doing
minor home repairs, carrying packages, trimming hedges, cleaning flower
beds, planting, raking, and mowing. Organizing closets,
unpacking boxes.
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Technology Assistance:
Set up a computer, cell phones, DVD player, etc. Explain
e-mail and internet usage.
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Assistance with Paying Bills,
Correspondence, etc.: Assisting persons who are blind, or
who have physical limitations. Sorting mail, organizing bills, completing forms.
Volunteers do not sign checks or act as Power of Attorney.
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Referrals to Other Agencies
and Services: Providing information about services
available in the area and/or making direct referrals to appropriate
agencies.
Page Updated on
07/16/2010
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