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| Intergenerational
Program
Friends, Teens, and Grandparents, we need
you!
PACCC is in need of volunteers for our child care centers and for
ongoing intergenerational activities. We are looking for volunteers
who relate well to children (individually or in groups) aged two
months through 5th grade. At our 17 unique centers, we build community
through many activities - theater, cooking, reading, gardening,
and playing. Anyone, ages 14 to 100, who is willing to give time,
share talents & interests, and develop projects, please apply.
All PC volunteers receive a free yearly membership
or renewal!
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The
Provider Connection is always looking for volunteers to work 2-4
hours a month to help us:
- Extend our hours - evenings, daytime and weekend hours available
- Inventory
- Check in toys and other materials
- Assist with fundraising efforts
- Assist with CARES processing
- newsletter mailings
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Volunteer Activities
Volunteer activities include...
- Reading to children
- Working in the garden
- Dramatizing stories
- Singing songs or playing music
- Working with puzzles
- Playing or teaching games
- Baking cookies and other goodies
- Sitting with napping children
Intergenerational classes (in exercise, yoga, and other activities)
begin at Avenidas
in August 2003. For more information, please contact Sheila
Mandoli.
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Application Procedure
To apply to become a volunteer...
- Email Sheila
Mandoli or call 650-493-3100
- Fill out the 2-page application
- Meet with Sheila for a short interview
- Get a TB test and obtain 3 letters of reference
- Start volunteering and have the time of your life!
If you are interested in volunteering at the PC, please contact
Sheila
Mandoli.
Avenidas
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The Volunteer Intergenerational Program
The word “intergenerational” can take on several
meanings here at PACCC. At our Infant, Toddler and Preschool programs,
we find that middle-school and high-school volunteers suddenly become
“grownups” when they relate to two-, three-, and or four-year-olds.
And senior volunteers offer mentorship to the teens as much as to
the toddlers. The relationships that develop as they play, share
stories, or explore their talents in music, art, or cooking are
developmentally invaluable (for the children, teens and seniors
alike!).
Relationships are the basis of growth for the human being. From
birth through old age, we depend on the quality of our relationships
for emotional, physical, and psychological well being.
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Volunteer Coordinator, Sheila Mandoli |
Diversity of age, language, culture, race,
interest and experience can only serve to stimulate and strengthen
relationships…and the quality of those relationships can be enhanced
both in group settings and one-on-one. Young and old have similar
needs that can be met by sharing of our increasingly limited resources.
Why Join the Program?
Participating in PACCC’s Volunteer Intergenerational Program
is one of the most rewarding ways to contribute to your community
and make a difference in a child’s life. As one volunteer put
it, “I come home from volunteering with far more love and laughter
than I give.” In addition, many of today’s children and
teens have little or no opportunity to know or interact with elders.
PACCC’s Volunteer Intergenerational Program keeps generations
connected and fosters understanding and compassion between them.
Do you know an elder or teen that could benefit from gaining VIP
status? If so, please call Sheila Mandoli at the PACCC offices,
(650) 493-2361, ext. 19.
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