Member Service Tasks
Driver - Special Training and Certification Required
Volunteer drivers use their own vehicles to help members with:
- Personal business, shopping and errands
- Medical appointments
- Other local destinations
- Airport transport
Friendly Visitor
Volunteers visit with members in the member's home to provide social interaction. Visits can include:
- Chatting
- Playing games
- Reading
- Writing letters
- Other in-home activities
- Pet therapy visits
Gardening
- Prepare soil for planting
- Raking leaves
- Planting & potting
- Fertilizing
- Pruning
- Fall/Spring clean up
Home Maintenance & Repairs
- Minor repairs
- Furniture assembly
- Moving furniture
- Organizing & decluttering
- Replace furnace filters
- Change light bulbs and batteries
- Small paint jobs
- Identify service needs in members' homes, home hazards & recommend repairs
Member Advocate
- Find reliable home repair contractors
- Find community resources
- Problem solve
- Insurance
- Medicare
- Social Security
- Banking
- Billing issues
- Collect documents for tax preparation
Non-medical Support During Recovery Periods
- Pick up mail
- Shopping
- Cooking
- Move trash cans to the curb
- Dog walking
- Errands
- Laundry
- Housekeeping
Online Purchases & Sales Support
- Amazon
- NextDoor
- Facebook Marketplace
- Offer Up
Pickup and Delivery
Volunteers may NOT use a member's credit, debit, or SNAP card to make purchases. Members may pre-pay the store or reimburse volunteers upon delivery.
- Grocery or other store shopping needs
- Prescriptions
- Restaurant orders
Sewing & Mending
- Mend clothing
- Alter Clothing
- Misc Sewing & Mending
Tech Support - MAC/Apple
- Adding a device (Printer, monitor, keyboard, etc.)
- Setting up a new MAC
- Help with an internet connection
- Install applications or software
- Provide basic user instruction
Tech Support - PC
- Adding a device (Printer, monitor, keyboard, etc.)
- Setting up a new PC
- Help with an internet connection
- Install applications or software
- Provide basic user instruction
Tech Support - Other
- Cell phone
- Laptop / Tablet / Kindle
- TV set up
- DVD
- Digital equipment settings (thermostat, clocks, Alexa, Ring Doorbell, tablet, etc.)
Telephone Check-in
A daily phone call from a matched volunteer to check on the well-being of members
Rivers East Village • [email protected] • www.riverseastvillage.org • 971.808.2340