Volunteer

October 30, 2019 By Donata Mikulik

Volunteer with Us!

Multi-colored hands raised and the word Volunteer

My name is Jared Schlyer, Senior Advocacy Services newly appointed Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator and I am looking for compassionate, problem-solving, empathetic and detail oriented individuals who are looking to devote their time to serving seniors as a Certified Ombudsman, a Certified Medicare Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program, or Elder Justice Advocate!

Are you able to help give a voice to those who live in long term care? Do you have the sharp and organized mind to advise those who are on Medicare understand its many intricacies from year to year? Your time is not only valued but much needed!

Senior Advocacy Services also has three major events each year in which run on volunteer support. At Christmas, we wrap and bring gifts to residents of long term care facilities. For Mother’s Day, volunteers craft flower bouquets and deliver them out to the lucky ladies of long term care facilities. And in April we host our annual fundraiser Pick of the Vine with wine, beer and bites in support of seniors in Sonoma County.

Come volunteer today we have a spot for you!

For more information visit our website senioradvocacyservices.org or contact Jared Schlyer via email Jareds@sasnb.org or phone (707) 526-4108 x118

August 28, 2019 By Crista Barnett Nelson

What Does Kindness Look Like? Celebrating the Valuable Work Our Volunteers Do.

Senior Advocacy Services has a long history of working with a large cadre of generous volunteers helping to advocate for and inform seniors across six counties (Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano, Mendocino, and Lake). Our volunteers provide tangible results and intangible qualities that not only brighten the days of our aging population but also make a direct impact on their safety and quality of life.

Ways we depend upon our Volunteers

July 29, 2019 By Donata Mikulik

Calling All Volunteers – We have a spot for YOU!

Do you know that Senior Advocacy Services relies on the work of our volunteers to reach seniors across Sonoma County? Our next Ombudsman Training begins in August, and we need more volunteers to help advocate for residents of long term care facilities across our county.

AT SAS – IT’S BUSINESS AS USUAL DURING THIS COVID-19 HEALTH EMERGENCY – WELL, ALMOST.

Our Agency and staff are here for you, as during other times, to serve our community advocating for older adults and providing needed services. Staff are answering calls and responding to messages while working remotely. Here are some ways our programs continue to serve our community:

· Ombudsman are calling residents and staff of long term care facilities as well as receiving and responding to reports of abuse.

· HICAP staff are answering calls, returning voicemails within 2 hours and setting up virtual appointments. They are currently developing a Medicare Fundamentals Seminar that can be presented via Zoom with question & answer interactive capability.

· Elder Justice is still here to address system challenges in the safety net of services to support older and dependent adults. While many challenges will become apparent following our community response to COVID-19, we’d still like to hear about challenges related to the prevention and response of elder and dependent adult abuse and neglect.

· SASk us about Volunteering! We still need volunteers for our vital programs and are developing remote training opportunities for HICAP and Ombudsman that would allow new volunteers to train remotely and be ready to jump into action when we are past social distancing and staying at home.

· Pick of the Vine. One of the more challenging decisions that SAS had to make was to postpone Pick of the Vine. This event is a 33 year tradition and a beautiful celebration of our communities support of our seniors. The great news is that the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts was very accommodating, and we were able to secure June 20th, 2020 as the NEW DATE for Pick of the Vine. Please put it on your calendar and Click Here to BuyTickets.

· Mother’s Day Flowers. It’s still important to us to honor those mothers who have no one to remember them on Mother’s Day. Depending on how this COVID-19 progresses, the Ombudsman team are creatively planning on how to continue to deliver 400 bouquets to residents in long-term care facilities.

Thank you to all our supporters and partners during this difficult time. Senior Advocacy Services is doing our part to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and are hoping for a timely return to normal activities in a healthy world. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our staff if we can support you in any way.

You can reach us at (707) 526-4108 or email info@sasnb.org