Senior Companion Program Volunteers Needed!

The Senior Companion Program which was started in 1974 is a part of the Senior Corps which also has the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and Foster Grandparent Program.  The Senior Companion program is open to volunteers aged 55 and over who can serve from 15 to 40 hours per week.  In 1991, Elder Care Services, Inc., acquired these programs. 

Elder Care Services, Inc., Senior Companion Program Report Card 2015:

•          110 Senior Companion volunteers served 78,912 hours

•          At the end of the year, 95.45% of clients felt that they had increased social support because of their relationship with a Senior Companion

•          12 adult day care client caregivers also reported that their quality of life was maintained due to the service of a Senior Companion

Volunteer Stations/Placements: Big Bend Hospice (Wakulla and Gadsden), Gulf County Senior Citizens, Holmes County Council on Aging, Liberty County , Franklin County, Washington County Council on Aging.

Duties will consist of, but not limited to: in-home companionship, in-home light homemaking and/or some transportation of primarily older adults. 

Benefits will consist of, but not limited to: A tax-free stipend of $2.65 per hour (i.e. $53.00 per week or $212.00 per month), on-duty accidental and liability insurances, travel assistance (i.e. $0.445), paid leave and holidays and paid pre-service orientation and monthly in-service trainings.

Rewards will consist of, but not limited to:  meeting new people, volunteering with a national service program with a history over four decades, making a difference and helping to improve the life of primarily older adults and improving and maintaining your overall physical and mental health. 

Come join Senior Companion Program today!  Please contact Ms. Ivy Nixson at (850) 245-5936 or nixsoni@ecsbigbend.org for more information. 

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