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Gives senior citizens the opportunity to share their lifetime skills, talents, and abilities with youth with a developmental and/or learning disability. Foster grandparents can spend 15 to 40 hours each week at local elementary schools, daycare centers, and head start sites, giving one-to-one attention, encouragement, and support to children needing assistance in overcoming physical, mental, social and emotional obstacles.
Gives senior citizens the opportunity to share their lifetime skills, talents, and abilities with youth with a developmental and/or learning disability. Foster grandparents can spend 15 to 40 hours each week at local elementary schools, daycare centers, and head start sites, giving one-to-one attention, encouragement, and support to children needing assistance in overcoming physical, mental, social and emotional obstacles.
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Foster Grandparent Program
Offers seniors 55+ yrs the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children with special needs. Volunteers serve 5-40 hrs/wk in schools, day care centers and Head Start programs located throughout Broome County.
Offers seniors 55+ yrs the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children with special needs. Volunteers serve 5-40 hrs/wk in schools, day care centers and Head Start programs located throughout Broome County.
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Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
Intergenerational Programs
Foster Grandparent Program
Channels talents of people age 55+ into the community through volunteer service to non-profit and public community organizations.
Channels talents of people age 55+ into the community through volunteer service to non-profit and public community organizations.
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RSVP Program
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
* Provides volunteer placement for seniors in local non-profit organizations by working with the volunteer to help them find volunteer opportunities which fit their interests, availability, and skills.
* Provides volunteer placement for seniors in local non-profit organizations by working with the volunteer to help them find volunteer opportunities which fit their interests, availability, and skills.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION - NYS DEC REGION 4 | NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT
Provides services of environmental quality, oil spills, air quality, hazardous waste, operations, solid waste, flood control, and forestry. Client referred to appropriate office if necessary.
Provides services of environmental quality, oil spills, air quality, hazardous waste, operations, solid waste, flood control, and forestry. Client referred to appropriate office if necessary.
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Water Resources Conservation
Watershed Conservation
Conservation Service Volunteer Programs
Land Conservation
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup
Disaster Preparedness/Mitigation Volunteer Opportunities
Ecosystem Management
Gives senior citizens the opportunity to share their lifetime skills, talents, and abilities with youth with a developmental and/or learning disability. Foster grandparents can spend 15 to 40 hours each week at local elementary schools, daycare centers, and head start sites, giving one-to-one attention, encouragement, and support to children needing assistance in overcoming physical, mental, social and emotional obstacles.
Gives senior citizens the opportunity to share their lifetime skills, talents, and abilities with youth with a developmental and/or learning disability. Foster grandparents can spend 15 to 40 hours each week at local elementary schools, daycare centers, and head start sites, giving one-to-one attention, encouragement, and support to children needing assistance in overcoming physical, mental, social and emotional obstacles.
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Foster Grandparent Program
Offers maximum flexibility and choice to its volunteers as it matches the personal interests and skills of older Americans with volunteer opportunities to serve their communities. This program also offers exercise programs and a telephone reassurance program (Good Morning Broome and Good Afternoon Broome).
Offers maximum flexibility and choice to its volunteers as it matches the personal interests and skills of older Americans with volunteer opportunities to serve their communities. This program also offers exercise programs and a telephone reassurance program (Good Morning Broome and Good Afternoon Broome).
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Senior Companion Program
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
Friendly Telephoning
Friendly Telephoning Volunteer Opportunities
Telephone Reassurance
RSVP Program
Talklines/Warmlines
* Promotes activity, socialization, and lifelong learning, helping older adults live well and age with dignity. Senior companion program. One-to-one program. Aging services for New Americans. Neighborhood advisor. Digital inclusion for older adults.
* Promotes activity, socialization, and lifelong learning, helping older adults live well and age with dignity. Senior companion program. One-to-one program. Aging services for New Americans. Neighborhood advisor. Digital inclusion for older adults.
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Senior Companion Program
Friendly Visiting
Adult In Home Respite Care
Provides meaningful opportunities for individuals age 55 and older to serve their communities, while making an impact on critical community needs. Through volunteering, seniors provide major cost savings to agencies and municipalities.
Provides meaningful opportunities for individuals age 55 and older to serve their communities, while making an impact on critical community needs. Through volunteering, seniors provide major cost savings to agencies and municipalities.
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RSVP Program
Provides meaningful opportunities for individuals age 55 and older to serve their communities, while making an impact on critical community needs. Through volunteering, seniors provide major cost savings to agencies and municipalities.
Provides meaningful opportunities for individuals age 55 and older to serve their communities, while making an impact on critical community needs. Through volunteering, seniors provide major cost savings to agencies and municipalities.
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RSVP Program
Provides meaningful opportunities for individuals age 55 and older to serve their communities, while making an impact on critical community needs. Through volunteering, seniors provide major cost savings to agencies and municipalities.
Provides meaningful opportunities for individuals age 55 and older to serve their communities, while making an impact on critical community needs. Through volunteering, seniors provide major cost savings to agencies and municipalities.
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RSVP Program
Rockland County Youth Employment Program, (YEP). This year-round youth workforce preparation initiative provides employment training and job placement for eligible young people between the ages of 14 and 21. The YEP builds partnership with local private businesses, not-for-profits and municipal agencies to promote youth workforce development within the county, as well as providing for a labor cost savings for all participating employers. The YEP, funded by Rockland County and the Department of Social Services through the Federal Summer Youth Employment Program funding consists of two components: T.E.E.N. Works (Teen Employment Education Network), a 13-week program, offered in the after school hours, provides workforce preparation training and experiential activities for teens and young adults between the ages of 14 and 21.
Rockland County Youth Employment Program, (YEP). This year-round youth workforce preparation initiative provides employment training and job placement for eligible young people between the ages of 14 and 21. The YEP builds partnership with local private businesses, not-for-profits and municipal agencies to promote youth workforce development within the county, as well as providing for a labor cost savings for all participating employers. The YEP, funded by Rockland County and the Department of Social Services through the Federal Summer Youth Employment Program funding consists of two components: T.E.E.N. Works (Teen Employment Education Network), a 13-week program, offered in the after school hours, provides workforce preparation training and experiential activities for teens and young adults between the ages of 14 and 21.
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Youth Enrichment Programs
Youth Employment Programs
Conservation Service Volunteer Programs
Provides volunteer opportunities for men, women, and youth. The Office of Volunteers continuously recruits, interviews and determines the best service suited for a volunteer. Those interested in becoming a volunteer can call, write or fax American Red Cross on Long Island. Online application available www.redcross.org/li.
Provides volunteer opportunities for men, women, and youth. The Office of Volunteers continuously recruits, interviews and determines the best service suited for a volunteer. Those interested in becoming a volunteer can call, write or fax American Red Cross on Long Island. Online application available www.redcross.org/li.
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Volunteer Training
Volunteer Service Programs
* Offers a senior companion program, which includes paid opportunities for low-income older adults to volunteer with frail older adults. Services include: Companionship Transportation to medical appointments Grocery shopping Daily errands Light meal preparation Respite Socialization* Offers a foster grandparents program, which includes paid opportunities for low-income older adults to volunteer with children in area schools, child care centers, and Head Start Programs.
* Offers a senior companion program, which includes paid opportunities for low-income older adults to volunteer with frail older adults. Services include: Companionship Transportation to medical appointments Grocery shopping Daily errands Light meal preparation Respite Socialization* Offers a foster grandparents program, which includes paid opportunities for low-income older adults to volunteer with children in area schools, child care centers, and Head Start Programs.
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Senior Companion Program
Personal Care
Adult In Home Respite Care
Foster Grandparent Program
Outreach workers make home visits to homebound/isolated senior citizens to provide information and referral counseling. Also available at senior centers.
Outreach workers make home visits to homebound/isolated senior citizens to provide information and referral counseling. Also available at senior centers.
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Friendly Visiting
Senior Companion Program
Offers volunteers who provide assistance and friendship to adults who have difficulty with daily living tasks such as shopping or paying bills. The volunteers help these adults remain independent in their home instead of having to move to more costly institutional care. Senior companion volunteers also provide caregivers a break from caregiving duties.
Offers volunteers who provide assistance and friendship to adults who have difficulty with daily living tasks such as shopping or paying bills. The volunteers help these adults remain independent in their home instead of having to move to more costly institutional care. Senior companion volunteers also provide caregivers a break from caregiving duties.
Assists elderly to remain in their homes and to participate in family and community life as long as possible.
Assists elderly to remain in their homes and to participate in family and community life as long as possible.
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Senior Companion Program
Personal Care
Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Adult In Home Respite Care
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Wellness Programs
Provides list of older adult job seekers 55+ yrs to people seeking personal care, companions, assistance with chores, handyman and homemaking assistance. Long-term, short-term or one-time jobs. Senior helpers are paid by the people requesting the jobs. People interested in hiring are encouraged to screen senior helpers.
Provides list of older adult job seekers 55+ yrs to people seeking personal care, companions, assistance with chores, handyman and homemaking assistance. Long-term, short-term or one-time jobs. Senior helpers are paid by the people requesting the jobs. People interested in hiring are encouraged to screen senior helpers.
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Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Residential Snow Shoveling
Homemaker Assistance
Adult In Home Respite Care
In Home Meal Preparation
Disability Related Transportation
Housekeeping Assistance
General Yard Work
Senior Companion Program
Home Health Aide Services
Pet Boarding/Sitting Services
Encourages and fosters the development and maintenance of volunteer opportunities for Americans ages 55 & older.
Encourages and fosters the development and maintenance of volunteer opportunities for Americans ages 55 & older.
Coordinates individuals ages 55 years and older with local volunteer stations such as public schools, Head Start centers, and after-school programs to connect with youth.
Coordinates individuals ages 55 years and older with local volunteer stations such as public schools, Head Start centers, and after-school programs to connect with youth.
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Foster Grandparent Program
* Engages income-eligible senior citizens to provide consistent service in assigned classrooms in pre-schools, day care and school settings. Foster Grandparent volunteers provide help for specific children within these classroom settings.
* Engages income-eligible senior citizens to provide consistent service in assigned classrooms in pre-schools, day care and school settings. Foster Grandparent volunteers provide help for specific children within these classroom settings.
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Foster Grandparent Program
Serves adults age 60 and older in the towns of Barker, Lisle, Nanticoke and Triangle (including Whitney Point) in northern Broome County. Services include medical, emotional and mental health support; shopping assistance; health education; emergency call buttons; friendly home visits; and local transportation assistance.
Serves adults age 60 and older in the towns of Barker, Lisle, Nanticoke and Triangle (including Whitney Point) in northern Broome County. Services include medical, emotional and mental health support; shopping assistance; health education; emergency call buttons; friendly home visits; and local transportation assistance.
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Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Senior Companion Program
Senior Ride Programs
Compiles, edits and layouts the Senior Circle which is a joint quarterly newsletter by the Office for the Aging and Lifelong. The publication is mailed to all Tompkins County households with residents 55 years and older.
Compiles, edits and layouts the Senior Circle which is a joint quarterly newsletter by the Office for the Aging and Lifelong. The publication is mailed to all Tompkins County households with residents 55 years and older.
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RSVP Program
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
* Offers volunteer opportunities for individuals that include volunteering for nursing homes, food banks, food pantries, nutrition education, VITA tax services, thrift stores, medical transportation, bill payer, stay young strong bones leader and falls prevention.
* Offers volunteer opportunities for individuals that include volunteering for nursing homes, food banks, food pantries, nutrition education, VITA tax services, thrift stores, medical transportation, bill payer, stay young strong bones leader and falls prevention.
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Fall Prevention Programs
RSVP Program
* Offers a senior companion program, which includes paid opportunities for low-income older adults to volunteer with frail older adults. Services include: Companionship Transportation to medical appointments Grocery shopping Daily errands Light meal preparation Respite Socialization* Offers a foster grandparents program, which includes paid opportunities for low-income older adults to volunteer with children in area schools, child care centers, and Head Start Programs.
* Offers a senior companion program, which includes paid opportunities for low-income older adults to volunteer with frail older adults. Services include: Companionship Transportation to medical appointments Grocery shopping Daily errands Light meal preparation Respite Socialization* Offers a foster grandparents program, which includes paid opportunities for low-income older adults to volunteer with children in area schools, child care centers, and Head Start Programs.
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Senior Companion Program
Personal Care
Adult In Home Respite Care
Foster Grandparent Program