Volunteer Orientation Insert your presentation title

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Volunteer OrientationInsert your presentation
title

• Insert presenter information
• Presenter Name(s)
• Organization Name
• Program Name
• Date

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Welcome Volunteers

• Congratulations on joining the insert your
  organization program name RSVP/FGP/SCP!

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Session Agenda

• Who We Are
• Our mission
• Our programs
• The Volunteers Role
• Eligibility
• Assignments
• Program Expectations
• Policy, procedures, and paperwork
• Volunteer Resources

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Training Objectives

• By the end of this session, you will be able to
• Understand the purpose of the SCP program
• Understand a bit more about fellow volunteers
• Locate resources to answer your questions about
  our programs, assignments, policies and
  procedures
• Complete the Volunteer Registration form
• Select a volunteer assignment

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• Many ask, what can I do to help in our
  fight? The answer is simple. All of us can
  become a September 11th volunteer by making a
  commitment to service in our own communities.  
• -President George W. Bush, November 8th, 2001

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National Call For Volunteers

• President Bush Taps AmeriCorps and Senior
  Corpsto Support Homeland Security Efforts
• Corporation for National and Community Service
  to mobilize 20,000 volunteers
• -November 9, 2001

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Why Volunteer?

• Make a positive difference in your community
• Share your skills and life experiences
• Offer assistance and guidance to others
• Learn new skills
• Meet other volunteers with similar interests

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Introductions

• Introduce yourself and tell us
• How did you hear about this program?
• What most interests you about volunteering for
  this program?

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Our Mission Statement

• Insert your organization or program mission
  statement here

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Who We Are

• National Senior Service Corps
• Foster Grandparents Program (FGP)
• Senior Companion Program (SCP)
• Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

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www.seniorcorps.org
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Organizational Chart
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How SCPs Make a Difference

• Senior Companion Program (SCP) reaching out to
  adults with special needs
• Serve frail older adults and their caregivers,
  adults with disabilities, and those with terminal
  illnesses
• Provide companionship and friendship to isolated
  frail seniors
• Assist with simple chores
• Provide transportation
• Add richness to your clients' lives

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Activity Making a Difference
Activity

• The goal
• Learn more about each others skills, career
  backgrounds, and interests
• Think about how we can work together to make a
  difference in our community

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In small groups
Activity

• Pick a project that you think would make a
  difference in the community.
• Answer the following
• What are your goals for the project?
• Who would you be serving directly?
• Who else would benefit from this effort?
• Determine what is needed to get the job done
  successfully
• What exactly do we need to do?
• What inputs do we need? (e.g. materials,
  information, skills and experience, etc.)
• Where do we get what we need?
• What skills can each of us contribute to the
  effort?

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Is It Right For You?

• Senior Companion Program is for you if you
• Are 60 years of age or older
• Meet certain income eligibility guidelines
• Want to serve 20 hours a week
• Want to serve adult clients directly

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We Can Help You By Providing

• Pre-service and monthly training sessions
• Modest tax free stipends
• Transportation reimbursement
• Meals
• Paid holidays
• Annual physical
• Accident and Liability insurance
• Volunteer recognition events

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How Our Program is Making a Difference

• Specific project descriptions
• insert your own examples

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The Volunteers Role

• How Volunteers Make a Difference
• In the community
• To Themselves

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In the Community

• As long as I am able to drive and cook, I know
  that I can make a difference in someone else's
  life." When bad weather prevented Senior
  Companion Dorothy McCall from driving, she
  recruited a neighbor to take her to a client's
  home on his tractor.
• Dorothy McCall serves with the New River Area SCP
  in North Carolina.

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To Themselves

• "I like knowing they can depend on me to do
  whatever needs to be done."
• Frances Boydston serves in Topeka, Kansas.

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Volunteer Assignments

• Selecting a station
• Interviewing with the station
• Reporting your hours (timesheets)
• Programming for impact
• What difference does it make in the community?
• Disciplinary action
• Volunteer separation

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Volunteer Stations

• Our Volunteer Stations
• insert your programs volunteer stations
• If youre online, insert a URL that links to the
  stations website if they have one.
• Current volunteer positions available
• insert your programs available volunteer
  positions
• If youre online, insert a URL that links to
  your own programs website where available
  positions may be posted.

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Volunteer Rights Responsibilities

• Rights
• Receive a job description
• Receive adequate training
• Receive appropriate guidance/feedback
• Receive recognition for services provided

• Responsibilities
• Adhere to policies and procedures
• Attend training(s)
• Report any problems encountered
• Maintain confidentiality

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Program expectations

• Program requirements
• Program policies
• Required paperwork
• Common concerns
• For new volunteers
• For the organization

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Volunteer resources

• Volunteer handbook
• Other supporting materials
• If youre online, insert a URL that links to
  your own programs website, and give participants
  a tour
• Contact name/phone for organization
• Volunteer tips
• See FAQ handout

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In Conclusion

• Our mission
• Our hopes for you

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Your Own Action Plan
Activity

• Now its time to construct a plan to apply what
  youve learned today to your own volunteer work.
• Individually complete My Individual Learning
  Action Plan worksheet.

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• Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand
  scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more
  than help people beat the odds it changes the
  odds.
• -President Bill Clinton
• I shall pass through this world but once. Any
  good therefore that I can do or any kindness that
  I can show to any human being, let me do it now.
  Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not
  pass this way again.
• -Mahatma Ghandhi