GIVE - In Home Support Program:

GIVE In Home Support Program, began with a start-up grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and has been a part of Senior Services since 1998. GIVE is one of 20 programs that make up the Faith In Action Network Collaborative of Michigan. Faith In Action is founded on the ideal of “neighbor helping neighbor” and together with AARP, recruits volunteers from different faiths to help individuals who need assistance with daily living activities.

GIVE offers volunteers 18 and older, the opportunity to provide free assistance to seniors and the disabled, to help them remain independent and in their own home.

Services Offered
Visiting
Transportation
Shopping
Telephone Reassurance
Light Housekeeping
Light Meal Preparation
Light Yard Work

In 2006, 25 volunteers served 1,360 hours, assisting 27 people.

Last year the Collaborative received a $75,000.00 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to spread the word about Faith In Action in Michigan.

This spring, Tony Dungy, Indianapolis Colts Coach and Michigan native, graciously donated his time and talents to record DVDs and Public Service Announcements, to recruit volunteers for the Michigan collaborative.
 

For more information about GIVE, a member of the Faith In Action Network Collaborative of Michigan, visit us on the web at www.faithinactionmi.org

Want to join? Call 382-0515 and ask to speak to the GIVE Director.

A little of your time can make a big difference!

Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd. Rumi
 

2008
Make This the Year to Volunteer!

Ok, you’ve made it through to another year, another chance to write down New Years resolutions and then try to stick to your optimistic ideas. Why not add something new to your list; why not make this the year to volunteer?

WHY volunteer, you say? I thought about this and came up with the following ideas. If, at the end of the list you want to jump into action, give us a call at 382-0515 and get ready to make a difference!

Top 10 Reasons to Volunteer:

V itality is a by product of helping others. Volunteering is good for your health!
O pportunities are endless; chose what you want to do.
L earn something new; it’s never too late for a new beginning.
U nderstand the challenges people face and lend a hand.
N eighbor helping neighbor – what more can I say?
T each students, teach life lessons, take a stand.
E nergize. Jump off the couch and into action!
E nvision what you would like to change and begin. Recruit others by example.
R efresh, Renew, Resolve to get involved!!

It’s FUN!!! Think parties, think new friends, think a makeover, a new YOU!!!


“The joy that compassion brings is the best kept secret of humanity…a secret that has to be discovered over and over again.” Henri J.M. Nouwen