Volunteer

The Adult Day Club provides a safe, nurturing environment with medical supervision for seniors who benefit from Club services, exercises and other activities. Volunteers can serve food or help with activities and crafts. We also welcome musical performers or others who can entertain our Club members.

Monday through Friday, our volunteers deliver hot, nutritious meals to homebound elders through our Meals on Wheels program. These volunteers can sometimes be the only friendly face a lonely senior will see during the day and are a valuable resource for making sure an older person living alone is OK.

Training takes just 30 to 45 minutes and can be scheduled at your convenience. Assigned routes are convenient to your home or businesses, or you can request a specific route. Volunteering with Meals on Wheels takes just two hours each week. You can share a route with someone, or your school, business or organization can adopt a route to share.

If you can't commit to a fixed schedule, we need "on call” volunteers to fill in for regulars who might be away for a few days or weeks. Volunteers use their own vehicles to pick up the meals at distribution sites, then deliver them between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

You'll need:

You will complete training prior to making your first delivery. We can arrange for you to team up at first to become acquainted with your Meals on Wheels clients.

Volunteers are routinely needed in the Council on Aging office to answer phones, file and help with fundraising and newsletter mailings. With over 6,500 newsletters distributed regularly, this is no small task!

Our gang of "Super Stuffers” is on call to help the Development Department assemble mass mailings and prepare them for distribution by the Post Office. But it's not all hard work. On mailing days, our volunteer crew members enjoy coffee, doughnuts and socializing. Their good deeds are also good fun!

As with any non-profit organization, the Council on Aging relies on the generosity of private donors to help us fulfill our mission of providing professional and compassionate care to seniors in Martin County.

To help raise money and awareness for the Council, we hold a variety of special events throughout the year, such as Poinsettia Power and our annual Sage Awards. Our fund raising volunteers act as support staff in organizing these events. They work closely with our Development Department to ensure that vital programs such as Meals on Wheels, adult day care and more are available to the seniors who need them. It's a fun and fulfilling way to volunteer!

The Kane Center Bistro offers a tasty array of snacks, beverages and lunch selections. We rely entirely on volunteers to staff the Bistro. Duties include running the cash register, helping customers select their refreshments, and serving items such as soup and crock pot meals.

Help us make the Kane Center a welcoming place for all. Greet and direct visitors. Sell tickets to upcoming shows and events. Provide visitors general information about our programs and services and conduct Kane Center tours.