Volunteer: Grocery shop & read mail with a blind man in South Hadley!

mabvi.org; Hadley (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 to assist visually impaired individuals with tasks like grocery shopping and reading mail. This flexible role allows you to make a positive impact in your community, working one-on-one with individuals in need.

Qualifications

• Willing to commit 1-2 hours per week or bi-weekly.
• Complete a MABVI Volunteer application.
• Participate in online training.

Responsibilities

• Help with reading mail and grocery shopping.
• Assist with paying bills and running errands.
• Engage in recreational activities.

Skills

Relationship-building

Task-oriented

Community engagement

Reading assistance

Grocery shopping

Job description

Volunteer: Grocery shop & read mail with a blind man in South Hadley!

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Volunteer: Grocery shop & read mail with a blind man in South Hadley!

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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 read mail & grocery shop in South Hadley, 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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