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Volunteer opportunity

Weekend Companions

Posted on: January 28, 2013

Posted by: Vincentian Collaborative System

Description

Visit, play cards, make the rounds, help document life histories, write letters, listen to a story, read, or escort elderly residents to appointments, meals or activities at Vincentian Home (McCandless Township), Vincentian de Marillac (Stanton Heights) and Marian Manor (Greentree). Times are flexible. In exchange, you'll meet new people, learn new things, and help support a mission of joyful compassionate care.

How to apply

Please contact Joyce Lewis-Andrews, Director of Volunteer Services to begin the application process, or go to www.vcs.org for a volunteer application and reference form.

Location

111 Perrymont Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15237, United States
2695 Winchester Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15220, United States
5300 Stanton Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15206, United States

Details

Skills needed
Listening, Patience, Working with the elderly, Caring, Compassion
Appropriate for
Groups
Families
Extra details
Training provided
Keywords
Weekend, Flexible, Companionship, Listening, visit, elderly
Owner's areas of focus
companionship, senior activites, Religion and spirituality, Seniors and retirement, spiritual care, hospitality

Time Commitment

Duration
3 months or longer
Time commitment
Occasional (weekly or monthly)
Times of day
Mornings
Afternoons
Evenings
Days of week
Weekends
Schedule
Flexible schedule

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