Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Change a life in one hour or less! Vision loss makes sorting mail and reading newspapers difficult, you can help! If you have an hour, you can take a neighbor shopping or pick up groceries on your way home. Spend time with an elder at their home or visit a local park, garden or senior center. Work with a neighbor to organize their family photos or make a scrapbook. Placements are within three to five miles of volunteer's home or work.

Volunteers must have clean driving record and pass a criminal background check. Minimum insurance requirements for volunteer drivers are $50,000/$100,000 for third party liability and $5,000 for property damage liability. Volunteers are required to attend a one-time interview/training session in Windsor for approximately 1 1/4 hours. All placements will be within 5-10 miles of volunteer's home.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Board of Education and Services for the Blind

We need volunteers who are free at these times Evenings Weekdays Monthly Weekends Occasional Weekly This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (26-54) Individual Adults (55+) Small Group (2-10) Court-appointed Unpaid Interns Families Young Adults (18-25)

Contact Person: Lori St. Amand, Program Manager, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

184 Windsor Avenue Windsor, CT 06095 (See a map)

Directions:

Volunteers only come to the BESB office in Windsor for a one-time interview. All volunteer positions are within local communities. To reach our office, take I-91 to exit 34. BESB is directly off the exit.   Nearest Bus Stop: Windsor Ave, 1 min minute walk

Web Site: http://www.ct.gov/BESB

Last updated on May 26, 2009