Community Service Opportunities 

 

 

WORKING WITH SENIOR CITIZENS:

 

Alterra Sterling House

Help with fun activities, card games, puzzles, crafts, sing-alongs, chairbound exercises, one-on-one visiting and walking with residents, gardening, etc. Contact Jan Lamm 330-0885 or jlamm@assisted.com.

 

Area 10 Agency On Aging (Monroe & Owen Counties)

Volunteers assist with shopping for groceries and prescription pick-up for homebound elderly persons. Contact Caroline at 876-3383 or cclay@area10.bloomington.in.us.

Program volunteers visit homes of elderly for 1 hour per week. Contact Caroline at 876-3383 or cclay@area10.bloomington.in.us.

 

Bell Trace Health and Living Center and Bell Trace Senior Living Community

Interact with residents on a one-on-one basis. Assist with card games, Bingo, and reading. Flexible schedule. For the Health and Living Center, contact Gigi Voorhies at 323-2858 or btrace@kiva.net (write "Gigi Voorhies" on subject line.) For the Senior Living Community, contact Kathy Aiken at 332-2355 or kaiken@cardon.us.

 

Beverly Healthcare

Volunteers are sought, as well as regular visitors and people who will share their talents, particularly entertainers and pianists. Volunteers also needed for special occasions, such as holiday parties and one-time events. Contact Joanne Shank at 332-4437 or joanne_shank@beverlycorp.com.

 

Bloomington Adult Community Center

A volunteer is needed every Monday from 12:45 pm to 2:15 pm. Contact Kim Ecenbarger at 349-3739 or ecenbark@city.bloomington.in.us.

 

Bloomington Hospital Adult Day Services

Participate in meaningful activities for adults with cognitive impairment who cannot be left alone. Help with lunch preparation, share a special talent or hobby, tell stories or read, provide companionship by singing, playing music, going for a walk with a client, etc. Come as little or as much as your schedule allows. TB test required. Contact Libby Stafford-Gray at 335-0571 or adultday@bloomhealth.org

 

Bloomington Hospitality House

Deliver mail and newspapers to the residents, escort them to/from therapeutic activity groups, assist with special events & holidays, play music, read to them, paint/do crafts, play cards, manicure/paint nails, and assist with bingo. Contact Karen Pollock at 353-3065 or kpollock@bloomhealth.org

 

Meadowood Health Pavilion

Lead a Saturday BINGO Game (2:00 pm), or help with the worship service (Sunday at 2:30 pm). Also needed are individuals who can present slide shows on their travels or other entertaining subjects, and volunteers to assist in groups working with residents with cognitive disabilities. Contact Sherri Ganka or Julie Farris at 336-7060 or sherri.ganka@meadowoodrc.com

 

Walnut Creek at Bloomington

Help with recreational programs, read books, magazines and newspapers to the residents, tell stories, or participate in other activities. Contact Margie Wilkerson at 336-1055 or eigram514@hotmail.com