volunteer program
There are many volunteer opportunities available through the Preble County Council on Aging Volunteer Program!
We prepare holiday food baskets each December for shut-ins and those in need. We serve refreshments at Whispering Christmas at Fort St. Clair Park. Volunteers help with the Thursday Night Weekly Dance, Home Delivered Meals, “Senior Day” and other events and activities. Volunteers help at the Senior Center with the mailing of the bi-monthly “Senior Scene” newsletter, and serve as a host/hostess in our Decade’s Diner. We match you with a volunteer position that you will enjoy.
Home Delivered Meal Program
CAN YOU VOLUNTEER A FEW HOURS TO DELIVER LUNCH TO YOUR NEIGHBORS?
The Preble County Council on Aging provides Congregate and Home Delivered Meals to seniors in Preble County. Our Home Delivered Meal program needs volunteer back-up drivers to work three hours a day delivering meals to seniors in Preble County, using your vehicle. You receive mileage reimbursement. You will have a dedicated route, and you can work, one, two, or more days per week, or just one day per month. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Senior Companionship Program
This special service is a way we keep “homebound” clients connected with the outside world. Preble County Council on Aging volunteers call to check on an individual daily or as needed. This might be a call to just say “hello, how are you feeling today?” or the volunteer might remind the individual to take their medicine, etc. It’s a way of staying in touch with a person on a friendly and caring level. A volunteer might read a book or newspaper to the individual. Again, this is a way to keep a senior connected to the outside world and have some social time with another person.
Senior Companionship
- Nursing Home Visitors
Do you need a lift in your life? Be a visitor in one or more of our local Nursing Homes. Some people have no family, and are so grateful to have a smiling, friendly visitor. They are a Blessing. Try it you’ll like it. Call the Preble County Senior Center at 937.456.4947 for more information.
- Friendly Visitors Program
A “Friendly Visitor” spends quality time visiting with a senior in their home. This is another way we keep “homebound” clients connected with the outside world. At a prearranged time, the senior volunteer will visit an individual, just to sit and talk, reminisce about the past, talk about the future, or play board games and cards, or watch television. The volunteer might read a book or newspaper to the individual. Again, this is a way to keep a senior connected to the outside world and have some social time with another person.
- Telephone Reassrance Program
This special service is a way we keep “homebound” clients connected with the outside world. With the Telephone Reassurance Program, senior volunteers call to check on an individual daily. This might be a call to just say “hello, how are you feeling today?” The volunteer might remind the individual to take their medicine, etc. It’s a way of staying in touch with a person on a friendly and caring level. We have are looking for volunteers that would enjoy calling our “homebound” clients.
apply for a volunteer position
To apply for any volunteer position, you may submit an application online using the form below. You may also download and print a copy to send to us by email or snail mail using the button to the right. If you have any questions, please contact our office at 937-456-4947.