志愿者在行动

我们的志愿者中心是由九游会赞助的. The college provides office space, equipment, iT assistance, fiscal oversight and other needs.

The AmeriCorps Seniors program is a part of the Corporation for National and 社区 Service (CNCS). AmeriCorps Seniors is under the umbrella of Senior Corps which encourages people 55 and better to give back to their community and in turn stay active in body and mind.

Volunteers In Action was created through a grant from the Kansas Volunteer Commission and the Volunteer Generation Fund grant. This program encourages volunteerism in all areas of the community and strives to help other non-profits build their capacity through utilizing volunteers. The KVC continues to support our program through the Volunteer Generation Fund grant and other mini-grants.

中喀纳斯联合劝募会是VIA/美国服务队老年人的重要合作伙伴. The funds received from United Way help to supplement m任何 of the programs that deal with access to care, 获取食物, 获取重要信息.

Barton County along with the City of Great Bend and Emergency Aid help fund the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program.

Other funders include the Golden Belt 社区 Foundation, 车上送餐 and individual donations.

答案是不同的. 这取决于你接受的志愿者职位. We encourage volunteers to know what time commitment you are willing to give and stick with that amount of time.

这张登记表确保我们有您的联系方式, 紧急联系方式以及补充保险和受益人的信息. 它也有照片发布，并有机会让你选择活动, 如果你有时间，你会考虑帮忙的项目或计划.

The supplemental insurance is complimentary to all our volunteers and carries with it a life insurance benefit (small one). 这是一个二级支付保险，所以志愿者保险先支付. All volunteer centers are required to maintain this for their volunteers and we must have it on file.

每个志愿者岗位的培训都是不同的. 当你注册我们的项目时, you will receive general information about Volunteers In Action/AmeriCorps Seniors as well as how to report hours and the other benefits. Each volunteer assignment will then have a separate training that pertains to the position as well as the organization you are helping.

您可以在我们的网页上点击“报告时间”来完成报告时间. 这将带您到一个简单的在线表单. 我们的许多代理商都有一份时间表，他们会把它交给你. 如果你报名参加志愿活动，你就不需要报告这些时间. If you volunteer on your own at a position that was not accepted through 通过/美国服务队老年人 you can still report those hours using the online form. If you are not comfortable with computers you can call your hours into our office at (620) 792-1614.

Volunteers In Action/AmeriCorps Seniors will call you about a volunteer opportunity if it is something you were interested in. The majority of the time, we will send out an email letting you know an opportunity is available. 我们也会在我们的网页和我们的 脸谱网页面.

Volunteers are encourage to attend our annual banquet held in August at 九游会 学生会. There is also a volunteer reception held every February at the Great Bend Recreation Centers’ Burnside Room. 我们还在我们的季度通讯和脸谱网页面上突出了志愿者.

Volunteer opportunities are posted on our 脸谱网页面 as they come up and on our web page. If you selected that type of opportunity on your registration form we will send out an email request or a phone call.

任何时候你投入志愿者的时间，你都可以数一数. Just make sure you record them online or call us with the Date/Place/What you did/Amount of hours.