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CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates:
A CASA worker is a trained community volunteer who is
appointed by a juvenile or family court judge to speak for the best interest
of children who are brought before the court. The majority of a CASA
volunteer's assignments are home placement cases where an abused and
neglected child has been removed for protection from the care of his or her
parents. Serve as a fact-finder for the judge by thoroughly
researching the background of each assigned case; speak for the child in the
courtroom, representing the child's best interests; continue to act as a
"watchdog" for the child during the life of the case, ensuring that it is
brought to a swift and appropriate conclusion. No special or legal
background is required. All children deserve a safe, permanent home.
Help them get there. Speak up for an abused and neglected child in
court. Call (208) 324-6890 for more information.
Idaho Home Health and Hospice:
At Idaho Home and Hospice we recognize that Hospice care
at the end of life can be a tremendous source of help, comfort and dignity
to terminally ill patients and their families. To be invited into the last
months, weeks, and days of a person’s life is an honor and privilege.
Volunteers serve as a member of the hospice team by sharing skills and
interests in a manner that provides comfort and enriches the quality of life
those served. Volunteers serve on a regularly scheduled basis and provide
the following:
Office volunteer; Patient and family support; Videotaping an
autobiographical narrative of the patient's life; Serve a celebration dinner
party for the patient and their guests; Create menus; Teen mentor; Scrapbook
volunteer; and share your personal experiences as hospice volunteers in the
community. Call (208) 734-4064 for more information.
CSI Refugee Center
As a volunteer, you will be working in one or perhaps
several different capacities depending on your area of interest. The two
central volunteer positions are the English as a Second Language Tutor and
Social/Cultural Ambassador. Every family is assigned at least one of each of
these volunteers and perhaps more, depending on the size and specific needs
of their refugee family. ESL tutors and Social/Cultural Ambassadors are
asked to meet with their families twice per week, for approximately one
hour, one-on-one. The ESL tutors don’t have to be formally trained. Speaking
English one on one creates the opportunity to practice what they are
learning in English classes. Meet a family * Tutor English * Share
American Culture * Help with Transportation * Collect Donations * Move
Donated Items * Provide Transportation to Appointments *
Help Children Prepare for School * Show Community Resources.
Help new families from other countries create a successful new life in the
United States. Call (208) 736-2166 for more information.
Hello ladies,
My name is Mary Ordway. I have formed a team for the annual
March of Dimes national fundraiser, March for Babies. The team is
named Nicky's Team for my son, he was born 10 weeks early. Twin
Falls March for Babies will be held on June 14th at City Park. The
March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission
is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects,
premature birth, and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of
Dimes funds programs of research, community services, education, and
advocacy to save babies.
The March of Dimes does help save babies, I know this
firsthand. Nicky was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension and
pulmonary hypoplasia; in other words his lungs were not developed
and could not support him. He was put on a ventilator and numerous
medications and monitors. He was administered a gas called nitric
oxide. This gas helped regulate the oxygen in his blood stream. It
played a huge role in his development and in saving his life. The
March of Dimes funded the research from 1993-1996 that discovered
the major benefits of administering nitric oxide to newborns with
breathing problems. His doctors told us, "Ten years ago we were
burying babies like Nicholas." If so many people had not been
donating to this cause for all these years so many babies would have
died and would be continuing to die today. But there is still so
much work to be done. 525,000 babies were born prematurely in
2005. Prematurity is the leading cause of death in the first month
of life, and even late preterm infants have a greater risk of
respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), feeding difficulties,
temperature instability (hypothermia), jaundice and delayed brain
development. In 2005, preterm birth costs the nation more than
$26.2 billion in medical and educational costs and lost
productivity. Average first year medical costs were about 10 times
greater for preterm than for term infants.
These are some of the ways you can help:
Join Nicky's Team or form your own team, you can even sign up as an
individual walker. Go to
www.MarchforBabies.org
or
www.nickysteam.com/aboutus.aspx to
sign up.
Volunteer with Nicky's Team,
We need volunteers to help make baby blankets & slings for our
donation incentive program.
We need volunteers to help us with our fundraisers, Bingo for Babies
and Poker for Preemies. We need sponsors to donate prizes for
our fundraising events.
Support our fundraising events: Barnes & Noble Book Faire March
29th, Bingo For Babies, Poker For Preemies, Craft Sale (more info at
website as it becomes available).
Pass our info on to your friends, family and colleagues.
Support the March of Dimes whenever possible.
Please visit our website
www.NickysTeam.com.
Contact me at
mary@nickysteam.com
or call me at 734-2142 for more info or to volunteer.
This is a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in so many
babies' lives. Every little bit helps, so please take part in any
way you can. Thank You, Mary Ordway
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Volunteers Needed!!!
Operation Homefront Idaho
Operation Homefront Idaho has just opened their doors. Out of 34
chapters nationwide, we are the newest. Operation Homefront is a
national non-profit organization which provides emergency assistance
and morale to our troops, to the families they leave behind, and to
wounded warriors when they return home. Our goal is to make a
difference in the quality of life for our military families. Bring
your special talents or skills and get involved today!! You can
volunteer up to 1 hour or 1 year. That's entirely up to you. Also
looking for board members. For more information please visit us at
www.operationhomefront.net or call Sharon at (208) 736-6552.
Idaho Home Health & Hospice
National demographics indicate an
aging population will need a myriad of health services in the
future. Healthier lifestyles, life-sustaining technologies and
advanced medications have extended the life expectancy of
Americans—1.3 million are estimated to become “centenarians” by
2050.
Moving towards this crucial turning point over the coming years will
result in public and private resources being strained to meet the
demands of caring for the aging “baby boomer” generation-- who are
in turn caring for their aging parents.
More and more community organizations will be called upon to help
meet the challenge of serving the caregivers and their chronically
and terminally ill older care recipients. Through our pioneering
Junior Volunteer Program and in cooperation with local high schools,
Idaho Home Health & Hospice is committed to recruiting; training and
dispatching dedicated young people to fill this coming void in our
community. They can choose from a variety of programs that fit their
interests and the needs of the patient and caregiver.
Pairing young people and the elderly—with their substantial age
differences, can invoke some very interesting similarities. Both age
groups, despite their difference in years—are contemplating the
meaning of life within their own contexts. While teenagers struggle
with fear of what may lie ahead, so do those facing life-limiting
illnesses. These experiences often invoke a similar feeling of
uncertainty.
Involvement in the Junior Volunteer Program, offers teens the
opportunity to learn about the ever-growing healthcare profession,
while gaining knowledge and experience that will only enhance a job
resume or college application. Possibilities abound for Senior
Project topics. It encourages getting out of the virtual world and
into the field-- where the traditional ethics of community service
benefit society in invaluable ways. Developing a strong, competent
volunteer program will be essential to the future of eldercare. And
someday, it will perhaps be a blessing to someone you know and love.
Volunteer!
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The American Red Cross
(208) 733-6464
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Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
(208) 733-6333
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Idaho Home Health & Hospice
(208) 734-4064
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CSI Adult Basic Education program (tutor) (208) 732-6536
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Twin Falls Senior Citizens Center
(208) 734-5084
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Court Appointed Special Advocates
(208) 324-6890
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CSI Refugee Center
(208) 736-2166
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St Lukes Magic Valley Regional Medical Center
(208) 737-2000
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Operation Homefront Idaho
(208) 736-6552
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