Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Assist and lead group projects, including ceramics, crafts, current events, health educations, story telling, jewelry making, music appreciation, dance therapy, sewing, sports talk, etc. Volunteers with any specific talents (i.e., singing, dancing, sports interests etc.) are encouraged to share these interests with group members.
List of activities that can be run by volunteers:
Showing films, sing-a-song, drama, mystery hour (reading mysteries), people places and things (reading “People” magazine), poetry reading/writing, collages, scrapbooks, current events, trivia games, bingo, horticulture (gardening), nature crafts, print making ( e.g. sponge prints, string pulling), knitting/crocheting/weaving, teaching registrants to play an instrument, teaching folk/square dancing.
Assist with nutritional activities. Help escort clients to activities within the building and to provide escort help whenever necessary.

Special interest or expertise in a leisure activity or discussion topic. Ability to relate comfortably to adults with disabilities (geriatric population), adults with a variety of medical problems in addition to visual impairments.
A pleasant outgoing personality is needed. It is important to talk to and communicate with Guild clients, who cannot see, and therefore need to be drawn into conversation. Volunteers will need to be able to describe things and events the clients. Flexibility and willingness to learn how to be helpful, and to ask for guidance when needed.

This opportunity is sponsored by: The Jewish Guild For The Blind

Volunteers will work with the following groups Disabled / Ill Older Adults (55+) Men Women This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-25) We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekdays Weekly This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Arts & Culture Seniors Health We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Arts / Culture Reading Dancing / Drama Recreational Activities / Sports Health Care Special Events Painting / Wallpapering Tour Guide / Docent Performer / Musician

Contact Person: Mayya Etis, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

1170 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14209 (See a map)