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1699 W. Mound StreetColumbus, Ohio 43223 Contact Charity Blair, 614-437-2902 Description LifeCare Alliance provides services to assist older adults or chronically ill residents in Franklin and Madison Counties. These services include home meal delivery, homemaker and home health aides and health services from RNs at their Wellness Centers. The primary goal of each of their services is help seniors remain in the comfort of their own homes with dignity, which is where 100% of seniors want to live. For each older adult or chronically ill person that LifeCare Alliance helps keep in their own home, they save Ohio taxpayers over $40,000 per year! Below are descriptions of a few of the LifeCare Alliance volunteering opportunities. | Dining CenterActivities Assistant* | Commitment | | Meals on Wheels-Food Service Volunteer* | Commitment | | § To encourage socialization among dining center participants.§ Plan and execute craft classes, exercise classes, educational activities, parties or other special events.§ Assist in executing parties and special events initiated by LifeCare Alliance or the dining center coordinator. | Volunteer in dining center site consisting of senior citizens, volunteers and other personnel. Work 2 to 4 hours per day Generally between 10am & 2pm Monday-Friday. Hours and days vary according to dining center requirements | | § Assists in the portioning of foods on the cold, dessert, and children’s meals or special event packaging lines. Incorporates safe food handling practices and follows standard portioning guidelines when working with food.§ Assists with packaging meals in bags according to route/site order. Visually checks meals for completeness. Ensures meals remain attractive and neat by using departmental packaging procedures. § Assists in cleaning and sanitizing all insulated meal delivery bags using established guidelines for equipment cleaning and sanitizing. Visually inspects all bags for cleanliness. § Assists in cleaning assigned work area, equipment and utensils in the packaging area and outer shipping dock. | Most tasks require 3 to 4 hour shifts 9 am to 12 noon OR 1 pm to 4 pm Reporting time may vary by individual volunteer | | Project Open Hand Office Specialist* | Commitment | | Meals on Wheels-Driver Volunteer* | Commitment | | § Answer telephones, take messages, schedule pantry orders. § Use computer database to check client information. Enter data into computer database when necessary. § Make copies and file client information and folders.§ Help drivers organize daily deliveries. § Prepare food pantry orders as needed. | 9am to 2pm Monday-Friday at least 1 day per week commitment | | Training § Attend an orientation.§ Go on a route accompanied by a trainer to become familiar with procedures.§ Attend yearly updates. Deliver Meals § Weekdays – pick up meals in your neighborhood and deliver to your homebound neighbors.§ Weekends – Pick up meals from drop off sites in Dublin, Gahanna, or LifeCare Alliance and deliver to those who are homebound. | Approx. 2 hours to deliver a route. Schedule arranged for weekday or weekend based on availability Choose a regular route (Can create a TEAM to share the commitment of a regular route) OR a single SRJNGvolunteering event |
*Each volunteering opportunity may have specific requirements and skills that are needed.
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