Sentences with phrase «senior citizen volunteering»

Being able to buy renters insurance online is great news to the busy college student taking classes full time and working to pay for her off campus loft, as well as the senior citizen volunteering at his church and working part time in the city to help pay for his townhouse rental.

Given the strong empirical support for adaptations of filial models, including Child - Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)(Landreth & Bratton, 2006) for use with teachers, teacher's aides, and even high school students, I decided to adapt Landreth & Bratton's CPRT 10 session model for use with senior citizen volunteers.

Not exact matches

Though I have performed several volunteer efforts from being a «Big Sister» to working in organic farms, to food banks to troubled teenagers, senior citizens, abused kids, arts etc but I had never built a playground.

Gause is one of 25 «Grandma, Please» volunteers, who will be honored Monday in a 10 a.m. awards ceremony at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St. Started 10 years ago as a service for senior citizens by the Uptown Center Hull House Association and supported by the Chicago Community Trust, the program handles at least 800 calls a month from youngsters who come home after school to an empty house and want to talk to a grownup.

Volunteers of the Catholic high school will spend the day doing such chores as bagging food at the Greater Chicago Food Depository and painting apartments of senior citizens.

If you enjoy reading, volunteering to read with senior citizens or children is an example.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. announced today that the 9th Annual Oneida County Intergenerational Fall Clean - Up saw 650 youth volunteers serve 110 senior citizen homes.

Oneida County Youth Bureau Director Kevin Green has recognized youth volunteers from The Center for Family Life and Recovery, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Neighborhood Center, Thea Bowman House, John Bosco House, Utica Safe Schools / Underground Café and Dodge Pratt Northam Art Community all performed community service that included assisting in a bicycle giveaway for Utica children, making Christmas cards to send to veterans and service members, soliciting donations, collecting money and walking in Utica's version of America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, the Walk to end Alzheimer's, Out of the Darkness Walk to Prevent Suicide, Making Strides to end Breast Cancer Walk, cleaning senior citizen's yards, preparing food and serving meals at local food pantries, youth mentoring and tutoring and other community activities.

«Last October, 450 youth volunteers throughout Oneida County raked and bagged leaves, swept porches and driveways and brought light refuse to the curb at 100 senior citizen households,» Picente said.

Green added, «compassion for those in need, caring enough to do the work, and bringing joy to others are three characteristics these 450 youth volunteers brought to Oneida Counties senior citizen population.»

Picente added, «Our Oneida County senior citizens, who no longer can physically do the work or financially afford to have the work done for them, have benefitted tremendously from this initiative and its volunteers efforts.

During the Intergenerational Spring Clean - Up this past April, 488 youth volunteers throughout the county raked and collected leaves, swept porches, sidewalks and driveways and brought light refuse to the curb at 96 senior citizen households.

Oneida County Youth Bureau Director Bob Roth said youth volunteers from The Boys and Girls Club of the Mohawk Valley, The Center for Family Life and Recovery, Cornell Cooperative Extension, The Neighborhood Center, Thea Bowman House, Upstate Cerebral Palsy, Utica Safe Schools / Underground Café and the YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley performed community service that included assisting in a bicycle giveaway for Utica children, making Christmas cards to send to veterans and service members, soliciting donations, collecting money and walking in Utica's version of America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, the Walk to end Alzheimer's and Rome's Relay for Life, cleaning senior citizen's yards, preparing food and serving meals at local food pantries, folding and stuffing envelopes at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and other community activities.

During last year's fall clean - up, 850 youth volunteers throughout Oneida County raked and collected leaves; swept porches, sidewalks and driveways and brought light refuse to the curb at 115 senior citizen households

«Last October, 650 youth volunteers throughout Oneida County raked and collected leaves, swept porches, sidewalks and driveways and brought light refuse to the curb at 110 senior citizen households during our Annual Intergenerational Fall Clean - Up,» Picente said.

Things you can ask for (and will likely get) include school supplies, volunteer hours (e.g., from senior citizens, high school students, clubs such as Kiwanis or Rotary), pro bono work (e.g., landscaping, graphic design), books, and free meals from local restaurants.

Now, I know that a great many senior citizens go out of their way to volunteer at schools.

Civic groups, community service organizations, and senior citizen groups have been called upon to help recruit volunteers.

Martin reaches out to senior citizens and high school students to increase the number of volunteers working one - on - one with students.

Visit local libraries to see if you can get a paperback copy in circulation there or volunteer to read (appropriate material) to kids or senior citizens (visit a senior citizen center, too).

Our dedicated Senior Pet Wellness volunteers work hand in hand with senior citizens and their pets to ensure the animals are receiving the care, exercise, supplies provided for in the prSenior Pet Wellness volunteers work hand in hand with senior citizens and their pets to ensure the animals are receiving the care, exercise, supplies provided for in the prsenior citizens and their pets to ensure the animals are receiving the care, exercise, supplies provided for in the program.

They also are well on their way to building a complete senior pet sanctuary and adoption center on eight acres of land that will help them rescue more older pets, provide care for terminally ill animals, give peace of mind to owners who are incapacitated or ready to pass away, expand their food pantry efforts, and give more opportunities for senior citizens who want to volunteer.

Launches outreach program — volunteers and associates visit nursing homes, senior citizen centers, etc., where puppies and therapy dogs bring joy and comfort to residents.

Monthly volunteers from Cindy's Pets purchase, pack and deliver pet food to the homes of Senior citizens in both East and West Pasco County.

English Springer Rescue America, ESRA, a non-profit all volunteer group, has a program to place senior dogs in homes with Senior Citsenior dogs in homes with Senior CitSenior Citizens.

Before moving to San Francisco from Southern California, Elyse worked for various nonprofits ranging from senior citizens and under - privileged youth to coordinating a volunteer program for a nonprofit solar contractor.

For the past two years, these volunteers — mostly Chinese speaking senior citizens — have rejuvenated the space.

These Meals on Wheels ads are asking you to volunteer your time and offer companionship to senior citizens across the country.

The time that volunteers offer will not only provide senior citizens with a warm meal, it will also remind them that they are still a part of society, combating the feelings of isolation.

«The civic - minded, churchgoing family drove senior citizens to their doctor's appointments, volunteered at the food bank, and worked to bring affordable housing to Lexington,» according to the Globe.

Working with teens and senior citizens, volunteer work, program planning, suspences and trainging.

Students can build both reading skills and feelings of usefulness while volunteering in special reading projects with residential care facilities for senior citizens in their communities.

Rescuing a 12 - year - old boy injured in a cliff diving accident and administering oxygen to a senior citizen in distress are all in a day's work for John Callahan, who donates more than 200 hours per year as a volunteer firefighter.