SERVICES

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT SERVICES
UpRiver Village volunteers will provide the following types of services AFTER WE OPEN OUR DOORS FOR MEMBERSHIP:

MEMBER SUPPORT

• Social, recreational, cultural and educational activities
• Driving/transportation (to doctors, social events).
• Computer Wiz-MAC
• Computer Wiz-PC
• Technological support (computers, phones, home electronics)
• Occasional housekeeping (house cleaning, trash removal)
• Grocery shopping
• Meal preparation/meal train
• Handyman services
• Organization (mail, decluttering, calendars, phone calls, appointments)
• Occasional yard and garden care (pick up leaves, watering, pruning, yard debris)
• Short term pet care (walking, changing litter box, feeding)
• Minor home maintenance and repairs (clear walkways, change light bulbs)
• Seasonal home tasks (put up Christmas tree, take down holiday lighting)
• Run errands (pick up prescriptions, meals, groceries, packages from UPS)
• Accompany to appointments and activities (doctors, market, walks)
• Researching needed resources & service providers (lawn care, contractors, tax preparers, auto service, moving company)
• Sewing & mending
• Home check while away (outside and/or inside)
• Vetted vendor referrals
• Additional non-medical support during recovery (not normally provided by volunteers)
• Cooking
• Assistance with laundry

ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT:

• Provider vetting
• Data entry
• Communications, outreach and marketing
• Answering phones
• Envelope stuffing
• Processing member service requests
• Accounts payable/receivable
• IT technical

UpRiver Village will not be able to guarantee that a volunteer is available for a requested task on a specific day and time needed.

UPRIVER VILLAGE WILL NOT PROVIDE:

• Any type of direct care typically provided by a home health or nursing agency.
• Financial advice
• Regular recurring services (weekly housecleaning, weekly lawn mowing, weekly grocery shopping)