Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Interfaith Volunteer Caregiver's (IVC) Safety for Seniors program seeks volunteers to conduct home safety checks for elderly residents. Volunteers will participate in a brief but thorough training session, then go out in pairs to help residents inspect their homes room-by-room to identify and mitigate fire and fall hazards. During the home visit, volunteers will distribute a kit of free safety supplies, help install items such as smoke alarms, and recommend ways to create a safer living environment. Each safety check takes about one hour. A volunteer team typically will conduct two checks in a row after receiving an hour of training, so the total time commitment for the project - including travel time - is about 4 hours. Repeat volunteers are welcome. Additional project dates can be set up for groups wishing to volunteer together, perhaps focusing on a neighborhood of special interest to them.

Training will be provided at the outset of the project. Each pair of volunteers needs access to a vehicle. With advance notice about volunteers with limited transportation, IVC can try to arrange carpools. Volunteers are encouraged to bring along a drill (preferably a cordless one) if they have one, to aid in installing smoke alarms. Parents and guardians with teenagers are welcome to volunteer together!

This opportunity is sponsored by: Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Of SW PA

Volunteers will work with the following groups Men Women Older Adults (55+) We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning Afternoon X Evening One-Time This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adolescents (13-17) Large Group (11+) Adults (26-54) Small Group (2-10) Adults (55+) Unpaid Interns Individual Young Adults (18-25) This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Housing Nonprofit Organization Human Services Seniors We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Companionship Transportation Safety / Fire

Upcoming Dates:

Date Time # volunteers requested   Dec 12, 2009 11:00 AM - 04:00 PM 12

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Contact Person: Sarah Papperman, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

6401 Penn Avenue, 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (See a map)

Directions:

IVC is a program in the Community Partnerships division of Family Services of Western Pennsylvania. We are located in Family Services’ East Liberty office, at the Station at East Side shopping center on Penn Avenue, southeast of Penn Circle and between Shady Ave. and E. Liberty Blvd. Family Services and IVC are in the Lachina Drapery Building, across Penn Avenue from Reizenstein Middle School and at the opposite end of the parking lot from Trader Joe’s.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: East Busway - Penn Mall Station,   Walk distance (in minutes): 5   Nearest Bus Stop: 71C, 86A, 86B - Penn Ave. at E. Liberty Blvd., 1 minute walk For maps or information, please see http://www.portauthority.org/ride/ride.html

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Counties:		Allegheny

Miscellaneous Information

Are court referrals welcomed?
	No
Is this a family friendly activity?
	Yes
If yes, what is the minimum age for children?
	13 (with parent or guardian)

Last updated on August 25, 2009