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Volunteer Opportunities
Community Action depends on volunteers from the community to help provide direct services and to mobilize resources for services.
Volunteers are particularly needed in our food and nutrition programs to help feed the elderly and children. Our foodbank depends greatly on community volunteers to make wholesome recovered food available to residents throughout nine counties in southeast Ohio. Volunteers are also needed to assist with fundraising for our food programs.
Contact Dick Stevens, Food and Nutrition Director
COAD,
The Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Ohio Development, needs YOUR
help with a special program for our children—
The Foster Grandparent
program is helping children in 12 counties in Southeast Ohio.
In Head Start centers,
pre-schools and elementary schools all over our area, low-income
seniors are getting out of the house and helping children!
The seniors work with
3 to 5 children in a classroom, under the
teacher’s guidance.
The “grandma” or “grandpa” helps with learning
life skills, colors, numbers and reading.
It’s a special
opportunity, and low-income seniors who are 60 and over
receive a small, non-taxable
stipend, help with mileage, and a free lunch.
They also enjoy the company
of the other foster grandparents, when they meet monthly to share
ideas.
Seniors can make a difference
in a child’s life AND in their own lives—
For more information call
the Foster Grandparent program at COAD in Athens, 740-594-8499.
For other volunteer opportunities call the Community Action office at
740-767-4500 or 800-686-1093.
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