Volunteer and get involved with Senior Advocacy Services

There are so many people who need the help our agency offers and it’s the volunteers who are the heart of this agency.

We have a spot for you!

With over 80 volunteers giving more than 10,000 hours of their time annually, we are able to provide services across a wide geographic area containing almost 226,000 seniors. We pay a small group of staff with the funds we receive, yet there is much to be done and so many who need the help we can provide. This is where you can make a difference by joining SAS and our group of dedicated volunteers in one of the following capacities:

Board of Directors – oversee the functions of the agency and represent our agency in the community.
Long Term Care Ombudsman – are trained and certified volunteers who visit nursing homes and residential care facilities throughout the county to help residents who may have problems.
HICAP Counselors – are trained and state registered volunteers who learn Medicare then provide education and counseling to individuals on issues regarding Medicare.
Special Projects Volunteers – help with special fundraising events like Pick Of the Vine or annual events such as Mothers Day flowers and Sonoma County Secret Santa.
Elder Justice Volunteers – promote Elder Abuse Awareness or serve with financial expertise on the Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) supporting elder abuse financial investigations.

For more program specific information see the side menus and links on this page or call (707) 526-4108 to talk with us about giving your time to help others who turn to Senior Advocacy Services.

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