Many thanks to Pratima and Ram Penumarthy for talking about their new non-profit Volunteering for Seniors, started in June 2021. Here is a summary about Volunteering For Seniors (VSF)
VFS’s mission is to reduce loneliness and isolation among elders and help them stay more energetic. We aim at making sure that they blend into their communities without difficulties. We achieve this through meaningful volunteering. Those who join this noble cause have a heart for their work. Our volunteers will make a huge difference in the lives of our members. Our aim is to serve elderly citizens in an all-inclusive manner, enabling them to live more active, dignified, and healthier lives.
Our vision is to build a society where every Senior is empowered to live life to the fullest potential. We are guided by our core values which are:
- Compassion: We demonstrate passionate and empathetic commitment to each senior
- Service: We seek to always benefit the seniors, our volunteers and our stakeholders
- Volunteerism: We engage volunteers in vital and meaningful roles
- Good Stewardship: We give good account of every resources bequeathed to us
- Diversity: We embrace people of all race, gender and sexuality
We are driven by our passion to add value to the lives of our seniors and help restore the self confidence and self esteem lost as a result of the difficult milestones occasioned by aging. This is why we have put together various programs to assist the seniors in our community with their daily chores and every other activity they need to live a stable and normal life.
Since we believe that compassion at its finest should be free. Volunteers who register with our organization will offer their services based on their true desire to help elders. We will strive to safely and conveniently connect these dedicated, passionate volunteers with Seniors in their local communities.Our carefully selected and passion driven volunteers will help our Seniors with outdoor chores, like raking, window washing, gardening, and other activities they are unable to do themselves. They will also help them get socially active by engaging them in interesting conversations, take them on a visit to friends and families and so on.
We at VFS strongly believe our relationship-based volunteer services are ideal as they provide more benefit for both the senior and the volunteer. The relationship that is formed between people can provide the warmth and companionship that we all need to maintain a high quality of life. Our volunteers eagerly wait to make a long-lasting impact in the life of a senior in their community, it’s a win-win for everyone. Our Goal is to connect people to resources that promote aging with independence and Increase community awareness of aging issues and generate community-based solutions to these issues.
We are an expanding community of volunteers that provide a helping hand to the senior citizens by providing them the much-needed support.
