Volunteer Connections Programs
Volunteer Connections manages many programs:
AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)
Our VISTA program started in 2002. Through the Corporation for National and Community Service, we place VISTA members in a variety of nonprofit and government efforts to reduce the number of people living in poverty.
Click HERE for more information about Americorps*VISTA program opportunities sponsored through the Human Services Council.
Professional development
Volunteer Connections maintains a resource library and offers workshops on a variety of topics for volunteers and managers.
Training Calendar
Connections Cafe Opened in April 2006, this entrepreneurial venture of Volunteer Connections provides healthy snacks, beverages, and espresso drinks to patrons of Vancouver's newest community center. (Firstenburg Community Center - 700 NE 136th Avenue) Staffed by volunteers, the cafe is open Monday - Saturday. Check out our newest service and support Volunteer Connections Programs.
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Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) SHIBA volunteers assist citizens with healthcare insurance questions regarding HMO's, Medicare, Medicaid, Long Term Care, or supplemental insurance. This project is a cooperative effort of the Washington State Insurance Commissioner's Office and RSVP. For more information please call (360) 624-9020.
Prescription Assistance Program Part of the SHIBA program, volunteers assist low-income individuals in applying to the pharmaceutical companies to receive their long-term maintenance medications for free or at a reduced price. They can be reached at (360) 624-9020
RSVP America Reads & Counts - Helping Kids Improve Literacy & Math Skills Volunteers serve as tutors and mentors in local elementary schools. They work one-on-one with students in kindergarten through fourth grade focusing on improving basic reading and math skills, or just as a one-on-one mentor. Orientation is provided along with training and supervision to assist them in their tutoring activities.
RSVP Pen Pal ProgramVolunteers also serve with the RSVP Pen Pal Program by writing to students throughout the school year helping to improve writing and literacy skills. At the end of the year the volunteer and student have the opportunity to meet at a dessert social hosted by RSVP and the school. Volunteer pen-pals receive orientation and direction from the RSVP program.
National Days of Service As a member of the national network of Volunteer Centers and the Points of Light Foundation, Volunteer Connections participates in:
- Make A Difference Day on the fourth Saturday in October Sponsored nationally by USA Weekend and the Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network. www.makeadifferenceday.com (October 27, 2007)
- Family Volunteer Day on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in November Sponsored by Disney, the Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network disney.go.com/disneyhand/familyvolunteers (November 17, 2007) View a calendar here
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on the third Monday in January www.mlk.gov (January 21, 2008)
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