Attention H.S. Students!!!

REWARDING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Do you enjoy helping people?

Do you need community service hours?

Do you want a valuable experience on your resume and college application?

VISIONS IS THE PLACE FOR YOU!
VISIONS’ Intergenerational Volunteer Program recruits and trains high school students to assist seniors who are blind. Working in pairs, the teens travel (after school and during school vacation days) to the homes of seniors who are blind to visit, read, shop, do errands and/or escort them to appointments in the neighborhood. These friendly visits help to decrease the loneliness and isolation often experienced by homebound elders.

Job Title: VISIONS Service Assistant (V.S.A.)

Days and Hours: 5 days a week (depending on school course load and flexibility). Minimum of 3 days a week. Services are provided between the hours of 3:00 pm -5:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

Stipend: $14.50 per day (one visit) plus transportation reimbursement. 
Departure from 500 Greenwich Street, NYC (West SoHo area of Manhattan)

Specific Duties: Shop for or with clients, escort, reading, computers, and “friendly visits.”

Requirements: Must be punctual, reliable, mature, and have good reading and verbal communication skills. Must be able to get to the VISIONS office by 3:15 pm or earlier or be able to get to client’s home by 4pm directly from school.  Must be able and willing to travel throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. Must submit an application and three references (two professional references from teachers, employers, etc. and one personal reference from an adult family member or family friend). 
 
For further information contact:
Elizabeth Lee, Volunteer Coordinator
VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
500 Greenwich Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013
(212) 625-1616 Ext. 108 
elee@visionsvcb.org

Volunteer Program funded in part by the New York City Department for the Aging under the Older Americans Act.