Volunteer
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, all activity classes are cancelled, and the dining room is closed until further notice. Please, stay safe at home and protect your family. We hope to see you soon. The Senior Center is open for phone calls only.
Although the Senior Center is closed to the public, our Meals on Wheels and Silver Squad programs have more recipients than ever. (ADRC is also still receiving calls and Aging at Home has regular events via Zoom.) Therefore, we are still in need of passionate community members to volunteer with us.
All the opportunities listed below have different time and skill requirements (no prior experience needed). If you’d like to be involved in a fulfilling opportunity to serve your community, you’ve come to the right place!
Meals on Wheels Driver
Meals on Wheels drivers deliver a warm meal to about 20 senior recipients along a certain route. You will get to know folks who really need your help; it is very rewarding to not only provide essential nutrients, but a socially-distanced wellness check—a short conversation to ensure their well being. After a period of time you will get to know them and can tell if something is wrong. That’s when you report back to the Center and we will take it from there. Whether you can volunteer every day or for only 2 hours per week (the average time to complete one route) or more, your services will be greatly appreciated by the 240 seniors we provide daily meals to.
Silver Squad Errand Runner
Many seniors in our community have trouble with essential tasks such as taking out the trash, buying groceries, or picking up packages. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, many more have seen their health conditions worsen, their helpful relatives move away, or are taking precautions to minimize their exposure to the public, creating an increase in demand for help with errands. In response, we organized a group of volunteers to run simple errands for seniors in need. If you are interested in providing this crucial help for only a couple hours a week, please see the application form at the bottom of this page.
Silver Squad Wellness Caller
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we now deliver meals while socially distanced. Although necessary for the health of our seniors, we see this change as a huge sacrifice; the daily, in-person wellness checks provided by our drivers both combat isolation and ensure mental and physical wellbeing. Therefore, in March of 2020, we established our Silver Squad Wellness Callers program to continue to provide this essential service. If talking with local seniors for 1-3 hours a week to assess their needs interests you, consider becoming a part of the Silver Squad Wellness Callers!
If you are interested in volunteering in any of these roles, you can:
- Call the Senior Center at (907) 452 – 1735
- Complete this fillable form (also linked below) and email it to Ashley at [email protected] or
- Complete the Google Form Application here.
Volunteer Membership
We encourage our volunteers to become Senior Center members, as these funds are vital for our programs, but a membership is not required to volunteer. We are immensely grateful for all the time that volunteers have contributed.
Volunteer Reimbursement
A volunteer should not expect to receive any form of payment or benefits unless agreed upon before service begins.