Volunteer: Grocery shop and run errands with blind woman in Chicopee!

Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Chicopee (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired as a volunteer in Chicopee! This role involves grocery shopping and running errands for a visually impaired woman, fostering community connections. Help support a neighbor in need and make a meaningful impact while dedicating 1-2 hours a week.

Qualifications

• Ability to connect with individuals in the community.
• Comfortable driving and grocery shopping.
• Willingness to help with reading and running errands.

Responsibilities

• Help grocery shop for a visually impaired woman.
• Assist with reading mail and running errands in the community.
• Engage in recreational activities as needed.

Skills

Relationship-building

Communication

Time management

Job description

Volunteer: Grocery shop and run errands with blind woman in Chicopee!

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Volunteer: Grocery shop and run errands with blind woman in Chicopee!

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Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers a number of services.

In our COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, volunteers work one-to-one with visually impaired adults in their community, assisting with reading or shopping.

In each of our 35 peer-led SUPPORT GROUPS, individuals gather to share challenges and resources.

Elders with low vision can work with one of our VISION REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS to learn strategies for living with limited or no vision. Special focus on reading and writing, magnification, lighting, diabetes management, home safety and daily activities.

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This MABVI participant would like a volunteer to help them grocery shop in Cambridge, MA! A car is needed for this volunteer role. They would like to have volunteer help once a week or bimonthly.

The Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI) is seeking volunteers who are interested in a relationship-building and task-oriented role! Do you enjoy making a connection with someone in your community? Do you want to make a positive impact in the life of a neighbor in need?

Join a team of over 200 volunteers across the state that helps create a difference in the blind and low vision community!



As a MABVI Volunteer, you may help with tasks such as

• Reading mail
• Paying bills
• Internet Use/Technology
• Medical Transportation
• Going grocery shopping
• Running errands in the community
• Recreational activities such as being a running/walking sighted guide
• Other Clerical tasks
  
  

Time Commitment This opportunity is flexible based on your match's needs. Although, volunteers typically devote 1-2 hours a week or every other week.

The Volunteer Onboarding Process Includes

• Complete a MABVI Volunteer application
• Completing the online, modular MABVI Volunteer Training
• Schedule a time to chat via Zoom with a member of the MABVI Volunteer Team/Submit a CORI
• Meet the MABVI Volunteer Team via Zoom or phone call
• MABVI matches you with a MABVI participant!
  
  

This is a volunteer opportunity provided by VolunteerMatch, in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.

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