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ORGANIZATION: LITA (Love Is The Answer)

131 people are interested

Read to the visually impaired, walk with someone, sit in the sunshine, attend facilities events together, play a game with another, do some trivia or word games. Help LITA take the lonely out of aging by visiting with one or more older adults who reside in a care or retirement facility in your community. Based on your interests, hobbies, location and schedule, LITA works to match you with a resident friend in a retirement or long-term care facility. A minimum six month commitment of weekly or biweekly visits at 30-60 minutes is required to be a LITA friend. Join us to help put smiles on faces by being a friend!

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About LITA (Love Is The Answer)

Location:

4340 Redwood Hwy, Suite #F 103, San Rafael, CA 94903, US

Mission Statement

Founded in 1975, nonprofit organization LITA (Love is the Answer) is a Marin county that strives to improve the quality of life for older adults living in long-term care facilities and private homes by providing volunteer friends for regular visits and a variety of volunteer programs specifically designed to create meaningful connections. With the steady increase of Marin County's older adult population, LITA's programs to help cultivate mutually enriching social connections through: One-to-One friends Bridging Generations Bridging Thru Music Family Connections Caring Connections Pet Connections Seniors in the Park Technology TuneUp LITA works with and places volunteers primarily in retirement and long-term care licensed communities. Through volunteer recruitment, screening and interviewing, volunteers are assessed for volunteer visiting readiness. Pets are evaluated and assessed for the Pet Connection program based on professional pet agency guidelines. References are a requirement and contacted for volunteering with LITA. Volunteer orientations are scheduled per Director and Volunteer availability. LITA's Director of volunteers provides ongoing and as-needed guidance and support. Some of the County events LITA participates in are the annual Marin County Senior Fair, and CVNL's Volunteer Fair. LITA also partners with the Marin County Parks for 4 "Day in the Park" outings.

Description

LITA connects lonely & isolation through:

One-to-One Friends
Bridging Generations
Bridging Thru Music & the Arts
Family Connections
Caring Connections
Pet Connections
Memory Care Buddies
Seniors in the Park

Pre & Post Pandemic: LITA works with and places volunteers in retirement and long-term care licensed communities. Through volunteer recruitment, screening and interviewing, volunteers are assessed for volunteer visiting readiness. Pets are evaluated and assessed for the Pet Connection program based on professional pet agency guidelines.

Requirements to Volunteer:

Background Check
References
Orientation
Official ID or driver's license
COVID Vaccine & Booster card

Other Events:

Brown bag lunch & learns
Memory Care Buddies workshops
Volunteer celebration events
Marin Senior Fair
CVNL's Volunteer Fair

Partnerships:

Vivalon
Visit.org
Muttville Senior Dog Rescue

CAUSE AREAS

Community, People with Disabilities, Seniors

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

4340 Redwood Hwy, Suite F 103San Rafael, CA 94903

(38.016262,-122.54003)

DATE POSTED

December 16, 2024

SKILLS

People Skills
Verbal / Written Communication
Social Work

GOOD FOR

People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

Driver's License Needed
Background Check
Orientation or Training
30-60 minutes, weekly or biweekly

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