Read to, talk with and sit with residents. Offer comfort and support to residents, families, staff and volunteers; pastoral, spiritual care.
Create an article for our website on a resident’s life, not illness, from info provided by the resident and loved ones (with permission).
Assist Caring house as part of the administration team. Tasks include assisting with mailings, contacts, Salesforce, database, hours tracking, accounting, budgeting, organizing the office, and more.
House and systems preventive maintenance and repair.
Kitchen, cleaning and caregiving supplies, housekeeping, shopping, pantry, reception, laundry.
Organize and carry out funding drives; obtain gift cards from local businesses; obtain in-kind donations of supplies. Assist with fundraising and other events, secure prizes for auctions, staff events, volunteer recognition.
Landscape beautification and maintenance; hands-on and/or organizing visiting teams.
Speaker’s Bureau staff and specially trained volunteers provide presentations on Alzheimer’s disease to audiences at senior centers, community organizations, clubs, congregations, schools, and more. Have a direct impact by delivering educational presentations to community groups ranging from 20-50 people. Topics include programs and services, understanding the disease, and caregiving. Training is provided.
Become a support group leader and help provide much-needed emotional support, coping skills, education, and resources to caregivers. Support groups are located all throughout greater Los Angeles and are offered at a variety of times/days. Group leadership training and on-going support is provided.
Participate in a structured training that guides you to becoming a facilitator of this popular program. Memories in the Making (MiM) is a unique fine arts program for people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias that offers a creative and non-verbal way of communicating and capturing precious moments through art.