Keyword Details: Volunteer Opportunities
Provides a range of services in times of crisis/disaster and planning and prevention.
Services:
- Disaster relief
- Armed Forces Emergency Communication (877)-272-7337
- Health and safety education courses
- Disaster planning and preparedness education
- Red Cross Home Fire Preparedness Campaign. At...
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KAFASI's AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program:
- AmeriCorps Senior Foster Grandparent program connects people age 55 and above with students in Kenosha, Racine, and Milwaukee schools. Foster Grandparent volunteers are role models, mentors and tutors for students who need extra help from a...
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Offers a coordinated program of services focused on comfort care. Hospice services include; skilled nursing, social services, respite, chaplains, and bereavement counselors. Telehospice service remotely monitors your symptoms each day. Hospice-trained Telehealth nurses offer immediate support for ph...
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Custom Canines Service Dog Academy is a non-profit organization of volunteer professionals and individuals who train service dogs. All dogs are placed at no cost to the recipient. Dogs can be specialized to work as guide dogs, visual companion dogs for children, service dogs, mobility dogs, or Aut...
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The Dream Foundation is a national wish granting organization for adults, 18 years of age or older, whose life expectancy is one year or less and whose limited resources leave them unable to manifest a dream for themselves. Offers special programs for Veterans.
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Community Outreach programs include:
- Clothing Closet (Children, Men and Women): Free clothes are available to the public.
- Personal Care items Closet : Items such as soap, shampoo, dental hygiene, diapers, formula and more are available to anyone in need. *Accepts donations, see website for a li...
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Educational, volunteer organization whose purpose is to open the world of fishing to persons with disabilities. Introduces specialized adaptive equipment to aid any disabled angler. The Great Lakes Milwaukee Chapter is one of 18 chapters in 9 states. Our mission is to find new and safe ways to get...
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Emergency food pantry offers food and goods to families in need. The amount of food varies based on the size of the family. Families may receive food from the pantry once a month, in order to do so they must provide picture ID, proof of the number of household members, and proof of Kenosha residenc...
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Friendly Visitor Program creates connections with each other, with information, resources, and with a network of social support. The program is open to participants 60+ who live in Kenosha County and have desire to expand their social circles.
Program goals are to:
- reduce feelings of loneliness a...
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The Gateway Radio Reading Service (GRRS) supports visually or physically impaired residents in the greater Kenosha and Racine areas that have difficulty seeing or holding printed material. GRRS is on the air weekdays Monday-Friday with volunteers reading articles from the Kenosha News and Racine Jou...
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Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization (HALO).
Meets Racine County's emergency shelter needs for all men and women and children. Coordinates supportive services that help homeless adults become self-sufficient. Provides community leadership to prevent chronic homelessness. Ensures children ge...
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Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) builds specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans so they may live in a safe and barrier-free environment. Most of the Veterans HFOT serves have sustained injuries including multiple limb amputations, partial or full paralysis, and/or severe tr...
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During Weather Emergency, HOPE Hub becomes a nightly shelter with a limited capacity, on a first come, first served basis. Please enter at door #4. It's open for individuals that have an immediate, short-term need for shelter....
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Horizon Home Care and Hospice offers a full continuum of services including:
- Home Health (Nursing, HHA, physical, occupational and speech therapy)
- Palliative Care
- Hospice Care
- Supportive Care (CNA and Homemaker Companion)
- Aging Life Care
- Grief Resource Center
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Hospice Alliance is committed to providing compassionate physical, emotional and spiritual care and educating patients, and those who support them and the community. Personalized care for patients and families who are facing life-limiting illnesses, is available in the patient's or loved one's home...
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