Organization
Aging and Disability Services

A+ Personality Needed - Are you a Type A Personality

Duration
Recruiting now
Location
Hamden, CT

Opportunity Details

Ongoing

In-Person

Recruiting now

5 Miles St, Hamden, CT 06514

About this Opportunity

Type A personality needed to take the leadership role in working with a person who is legally blind. If you are comfortable to pick up the phone and call to invite yourself over to a friend's house this is the place for you. Not type A, we'll take a B or even a B as long as you are willing and able to spend time shopping with a neighbor, reading or sorting their mail, doing errands or hanging out.

Requirements to be a great volunteer include:

  • a desire to help others;
  • a pleasant demeanor;
  • a good reading/speaking voice;
  • average reading skills;
  • organizational or planning abilities;
  • a good driving record;
  • a clear criminal history;
  • two references
  • access to a car with proof of insurance;
  • a minimum of $50/100k liability and $5,000 of property damage coverage.

Volunteers will be matched within three to five miles of home or work.