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Supportive Services - Great River Faith in Action

Provides the following supportive services: - Adopt-a-Grandparent - Assisted Transportation - age 60 and older - Caregiver support - Chore services - Eldercare - Family Caregiver - Friendly visits and phone calls - Furniture for Families - Grocery shopping - Home accessibility accessories installed - grab bars - Household goods - Lawn mowing, leaf raking, snow shoveling - Light housekeeping - Living with Memory Loss (for those who are living with memory loss) - Medical appointments - Medical equipment - Minor home repairs - Necessary errands - Parkinson's - Seasonal yard work - Support for seniors to remain living at home as long as possible - Volunteer opportunities - Youth mission work

What's Here

Friendly Visiting
Electrician Volunteer Opportunities
Errand Running/Shopping Volunteer Opportunities
Kitchenware
Home Visit Volunteer Opportunities
Housekeeping Assistance
Outreach Programs
Snow Clearance Volunteer Opportunities
General Household Goods Provision
Handyworker Volunteer Opportunities
Yard Maintenance
Beds
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Friendly Telephoning Volunteer Opportunities
Leaf Raking Volunteer Opportunities
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Lawn Care Volunteer Opportunities
Residential Snow Shoveling
General Furniture Provision

Volunteer Opportunities - Family Service Rochester

Volunteers assist with various services, including Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Meals on Wheels, Senior Café, Home Safety Visits, Family Access Center, fundraising and visibility events, and Board of Directors opportunities. - Assurance/friendly visit calls - Caregiver Respite Volunteer - Child care - Companionship visits - Event planning/fundraising - Food box assembly - Food box/Meals on Wheels delivery driver - Food distribution - Food donation pick up - Grocery shopping - Handy worker - Home safety check - Household helper (housekeeping) - Interpreter - Laundry helper - Lawn mowing/yard work - Packing/moving - Painting - Paratransit driver/transportation - Snow removal - Student tutor - Technology assistance

What's Here

Food Sorting/Packing Volunteer Opportunities
Computer Literacy Volunteer Opportunities
Paratransit Driver Volunteer Opportunities
Meal Delivery Volunteer Opportunities
Handyworker Volunteer Opportunities
Home Visit Volunteer Opportunities
Painting/Wallpapering Volunteer Opportunities
Fundraising Event Volunteer Opportunities
Tutoring Volunteer Opportunities
Food Collection Volunteer Opportunities
Donations Pickup Volunteer Opportunities
Respite/Home Health Care Volunteer Opportunities
Snow Clearance Volunteer Opportunities
Child Care Volunteer Opportunities
Meal Preparation/Serving Volunteer Opportunities
Friendly Telephoning Volunteer Opportunities
Lawn Care Volunteer Opportunities
Event Coordination Volunteer Opportunities
Errand Running/Shopping Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities - History Center of Olmsted County

Ambassador: Greeting visitors at History Center events; representing the History Center at county fair and other events; ticket takers Archives and Library: Inventory; patron assistance; record gathering and computer entry; scanning and digitizing Collections: Artifact rehousing and cleaning; inventorying and cataloging Concessions: Handling money and food at Roosters baseball home games Exhibits: Construction and fabrication; proofreading; research Indoor Work: Assistance with mailings; data entry; front desk assistant; gallery and archive light cleaning; gift shop assistant Outdoor Work: Lawn mowing; seasonal clean up; snow plowing; tilling Storytelling: Mayowood docent and tour assistant; museum gallery docent; Stoppel Farm docent; trolley tour docent

What's Here

Sales/Cashier Volunteer Opportunities
Concessions Volunteer Opportunities
Snow Clearance Volunteer Opportunities
Usher/Ticket Taker Volunteer Opportunities
Data Entry/Word Processing Volunteer Opportunities
Historic Preservation Volunteer Opportunities
Leaf Raking Volunteer Opportunities
Lawn Care Volunteer Opportunities
Storytelling Volunteer Opportunities
Receptionist Volunteer Opportunities
Filing Volunteer Opportunities

In Home Care - ElderCircle

In Home Care Service is a licensed service that provides an individualized assistance plan to help maintain and support healthy independent aging in the home and community. Aging individuals receive assistance in their home from a trained staff with a daily personal plan which can include household maintenance (laundry/cleaning), personal cares, and/or home management (phone calls, organizing, reading mail, arranging appointments), and socialization.

What's Here

Low Income
Older Adults
Housekeeping Assistance
Snow Clearance Volunteer Opportunities
Home Visit Volunteer Opportunities
Secretarial Assistance
Yard Maintenance
Window Washing Volunteer Opportunities
Leaf Raking Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities - History Center of Olmsted County

Ambassador: Greeting visitors at History Center events; representing the History Center at county fair and other events; ticket takers Archives and Library: Inventory; patron assistance; record gathering and computer entry; scanning and digitizing Collections: Artifact rehousing and cleaning; inventorying and cataloging Concessions: Handling money and food at Roosters baseball home games Exhibits: Construction and fabrication; proofreading; research Indoor Work: Assistance with mailings; data entry; front desk assistant; gallery and archive light cleaning; gift shop assistant Outdoor Work: Lawn mowing; seasonal clean up; snow plowing; tilling Storytelling: Mayowood docent and tour assistant; museum gallery docent; Stoppel Farm docent; trolley tour docent

What's Here

Sales/Cashier Volunteer Opportunities
Concessions Volunteer Opportunities
Snow Clearance Volunteer Opportunities
Usher/Ticket Taker Volunteer Opportunities
Data Entry/Word Processing Volunteer Opportunities
Historic Preservation Volunteer Opportunities
Leaf Raking Volunteer Opportunities
Lawn Care Volunteer Opportunities
Storytelling Volunteer Opportunities
Receptionist Volunteer Opportunities
Filing Volunteer Opportunities

Chores - VINE Faith in Action

Provides assistance to low- and moderate-income homeowners who do not have family members available to help with household chores. May be able to help with: - Cleaning gutters and downspouts - Cleaning and changing screen windows/doors - Raking leaves, mowing lawns, and shoveling snow - Trimming bushes - Small home repairs - Railing and grab bar installation

What's Here

Yard Maintenance
Plumbing Volunteer Opportunities
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Residential Snow Shoveling
Handyworker Volunteer Opportunities
Snow Clearance Volunteer Opportunities
Carpentry Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities - Nonprofit Wrench

- Automotive repair projects - Fundraisers - Junk removal projects - Landscaping projects - Snow removal projects

What's Here

Snow Clearance Volunteer Opportunities
Fundraising Event Volunteer Opportunities
Lawn Care Volunteer Opportunities

Supportive Services - Benedictine Living Community - Cold Spring

Provides the following services that increase an individual's opportunity to stay in their own home or apartment: Support planning: - Assistance in identifying services and ways to remain at home longer - Planning for the future as people age or disabilities progress - Ongoing support Friendly visiting: - Volunteers visit with seniors, caregivers and other people facing difficult life situations, sharing their joys and trials Chores - Snow removal - Yard work Transportation: - Providing rides for those who are unable to drive or have no means of transportation Housekeeping: - Laundry - Cleaning the home Note: There may be a waitlist for homemaking services depending on volunteer availability Simple Home Repair: - Provides seniors and people with disabilities who need help with simple home repair and modification Volunteer options available for people interested in assisting with homemaking, snow removal, and transportation.

What's Here

Homemaker Assistance
Paratransit Driver Volunteer Opportunities
Housekeeping Assistance
Friendly Visiting
Home Visit Volunteer Opportunities
Yard Maintenance
Snow Clearance Volunteer Opportunities
General Paratransit/Community Ride Programs
Senior Ride Programs
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Chore Services - Community Thread

Matches older adults and adults with disabilities to volunteers to assist with tasks allowing people to remain safely and independently in their own homes. - Gutter cleaning or window washing (first floor only) - Handyman tasks (not requiring a professional, includes painting) - Lawn care (gardening, lawn mowing, spring clean-up, weeding) - Light house cleaning (basic tasks such as bathrooms, dusting, floors, kitchens, and vacuuming) - Moving furniture within the home - Snow removal (shoveling/snow blowing driveway and shoveling sidewalk) provided on a one-time or short-term basis. A limited amount of volunteers provide this, so it may not always be available - Only available to those living in the Stillwater Area School District #834 Services are part of Community Thread's THRIVE program.

What's Here

Lawn Care Volunteer Opportunities
Yard Maintenance
Window Washing Volunteer Opportunities
Residential Snow Shoveling
Housekeeping Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Snow Clearance Volunteer Opportunities
Painting/Wallpapering Volunteer Opportunities

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