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Published 3/4/26 9:04AM

Be the Top Banana! Help a Person with Legal Blindness Get Their Groceries

Aging and Disability Services
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Waterbury, CT
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per month
    Commitment Details:
    Flexible! Just Do What You Promise You Will Do! Others will help.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    5
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development, Disability, Seniors & Retirement
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Good For:
    Public Groups, Age 55+, Private Corporate Groups
    Participation Requirements:
    Driver’s License, Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+
    Other Requirements:
    Compassion, caring, desire to be a good friend and make change in the community with one neighbor at a time!

    Description

    Be the Top Banana! Help a Person with Legal Blindness Get Their Groceries

    Help a person who is legally blind get to the grocery store and you will be their TOP BANANA! Cold Winters and HOT summers are always coming and these folks are taking the bus to get their groceries, a few flimsy plastic bags is all they can carry but your assistance will enable them to get a whole week's worth of groceries and keep fresh and healthy foods readily available. But there's more than just grocery shopping, go out for coffee or have a chat on the front porch, take a walk at the park; it's all good! I just need you and five of your friends to sign up!

    Requirements to be a great volunteer include:

    • a desire to help others;
    • a pleasant demeanor;
    • a good reading/speaking voice;
    • average reading skills;
    • organizational or planning abilities;
    • a good driving record;
    • a clear criminal history;
    • two references
    • access to a car with proof of insurance;
    • a minimum of $50/100k liability and $5,000 of property damage coverage.

    Location

    On-site

    Your Town

    Waterbury, CT, USA

    Please fill out this form

    Instructions:

    For faster processing, please be sure to include your driver's license, auto insurance declarations page and full references :) when you submit your application.

    I acknowledge that use of the Idealist Applicant Tracking System is subject to Idealist's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
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