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Provides opportunities to extend supportive services in Health, Education, and Welfare settings to children having special or exceptional needs. Benefits include annual physical exam, free lunch-time meal, recognition events, socialization, specialized training, tax-free hourly monetary reimbursement and transportation assistance.
Provides volunteer opportunities for Seniors at local non-profit organizations.

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Provides opportunities for individuals 18+ to engage in volunteer service. Matches interested volunteers with appropriate volunteer positions.
Provides assistance with daily tasks and encourage participants to stay active and connected. Volunteers also provide needed respite for caregivers so they can run errands, take a needed break or tend to themselves, their families and other commitments. Recruits volunteer Adults 55 or older who want to share their experience and compassion for others to become a Senior Companion. Senior Companions receive a small tax-free financial stipend, training, and transportation cost (mileage) reimbursement.

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In Home Respite Care
Promotes the welfare and humane treatment of animals and serves as an advocate on their behalf.

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Animal Control
Animal Lost and Found
Veterinary Care Expense Assistance
Animal Adoption
Sick Animal Care
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Animal Shelters
Pet Care Services
Cruelty to Animals Investigation
Foster Care/Temporary Shelter for Animals
Feral Cat Management Programs
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Neuter/Spay Services
Provides non-medical in home care, personal care, around the home services, companion services, and transportation.

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Senior Ride Programs
Personal Care
In Home Supportive Services Subsidies
Housekeeping Assistance
Foster Grandparent Volunteers help children learn to read, provide one-on-one tutoring, and guide children at a critical time in their lives.

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Foster Grandparents are role models, mentors, and tutors to at-risk children in an educational setting. The program provides a way for volunteers to stay active by serving children and youth in their communities. All one needs to join is the ability to give the kind of comfort and love that sets a child on the path toward a successful future. If individuals are 55 or older and want to share their experience and compassion, then they have what it takes to be a Foster Grandparent. GECAC will provide a stipend or other benefits that enable individuals to participate as Foster Grandparents without cost to themselves .
Volunteers choose activities relating to their skills, interests, and time availability. Volunteers mentor children, conduct environmental tests, perform clerical duties, assist the elderly, tutor adults, and much more.

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Trains volunteers to educate and inform potential recipients or caretakers about Medicare, leading to increased access to benefits and savings.
Offers a Pre-K program, fitness facilities, and hosts a "Blessing Box" food pantry.

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Physical Fitness
Recreation Centers
Child Care Expense Assistance
Preschools
An organization of community volunteers that leads, inspires and mobilizes individuals and contributes to help provide solutions to essential health and human service issues to improve the quality of life for the people of Columbia and Montour. At The United Way, we do not aim to minimize the issues- we aim to end them. Through the collection and allocation of donations, we currently fund 23 partner agencies, all with the aim of supporting community members in the areas of health, education, and financial stability. Please note, our United Way does not do an individual assistance. We are happy to help with local referrals.

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Provides civic opportunity that gives individuals a chance to network with other like-minded peers, explore leadership possibilities, learn new skills, and have fun. Volunteers choose how, where, and how often they want to serve, with commitments ranging from a few hours to 40 hours per week. RSVP volunteers do not receive any monetary incentive or stipend, but the RSVP project may reimburse volunteers for certain out-of-pocket costs
RSVP provides volunteer opportunities in the local community including meal delivery, community food pantries, senior community centers, transporting clients who no longer drive to medical appointments and to shop for groceries, and team counseling on Medicare and health-insurcance-related matters.

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Foster Grandparents are classroom volunteers that share their time to enhance the quality of life of children and youth in preschools, Head Start centers and schools. Provides per hour stipend, meals while volunteering, mileage/transportation, clearances and training.

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Finds older volunteers to assist with specific duties within programs of the Office of Human Services. Assists programs such as senior centers, PA MEDI insurance counseling, and the OMBUDSMAN program as needs arise.
Assists low-income, Spanish-speaking, elderly to resolve personal needs, gain access to health care, and a range of community service resources. Helps seniors to avoid isolation and remain independent.

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Physician Referrals
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Senior Centers
Foster Grandparents are classroom volunteers that share their time to enhance the quality of life of children and youth in preschools, Head Start centers and schools. Provides per hour stipend, meals while volunteering, mileage/transportation, clearances and training.

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Hosts two annual Days of Service in June and September. Offers annual opportunities for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteers.

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Foster Grandparents are classroom volunteers that share their time to enhance the quality of life of children and youth in preschools, Head Start centers and schools. Provides per hour stipend, meals while volunteering, mileage/transportation, clearances and training.

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Offers volunteer opportunities.
Provides opportunities to volunteer with UPMC Hospice providers in support of patients and families.

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Matches adults, age 55 and older, with volunteer opportunities that suit their skills, interests, and availability. Volunteers can receive AmeriCorp Member Benefits during term of service including living allowance, money for college/trade school, loan deferment, professional development, and an alumni network.

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Foster Grandparents are classroom volunteers that share their time to enhance the quality of life of children and youth in preschools, Head Start centers and schools. Provides per hour stipend, meals while volunteering, mileage/transportation, clearances and training.

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Provides high-quality educational services designed to support students, educators, and communities through innovative learning programs. Services focus on academic enrichment, skill-building, and community engagement to create meaningful learning experiences for all ages.

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Preschools
Charter Schools
General Safety Education
After School/Summer Program Issues
Volunteer Service Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
First Aid Instruction