Senior Services is a Meals on Wheels member organization providing meals to seniors who are isolated and would not be provided for without these meals.

Comfort Call volunteers make calls to the home-bound seniors who receive Meals on Wheels  to check on their well-being and health. They ensure seniors are receiving all scheduled meal deliveries and ask for the seniors to provide feedback on their experience.

Volunteers can sign up to call 10 – 25 seniors a week and each call ranges between 2-10+ minutes depending on the senior’s social engagement and availability. Calls can be made to seniors Monday through Saturday between 9:30 am – 6:00 pm.

Senior Services has six major departments and a multitude of programs we offer to the seniors and caregivers in the area including the Western Tidewater Area. Our staff in the Franklin, Suffolk, and Norfolk offices work tirelessly to plan, support, and implement these programs to the benefit of the seniors and caregivers in those communities.

We are looking for volunteers who are skilled at MS Office, database management, and have experience in an office environment to join us as we build and improve the programs we offer. These positions need individuals who are able to learn quickly and are technologically saavy.

These opportunities are during our business hours of Monday through Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm.

 If you are a diplomatic and skilled communicator who cares deeply about the quality of care and rights of those seniors and who reside in long-term care facilities, Senior Services can use your help!

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman program team serve as advocates, monitor quality-of-care,and ensure that resident’s rights are protected.

We ask our volunteer Ombudsman to commit to a one year period of service. Ombudsman serve seniors Monday through Friday during the day 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. 

Senior Companions are part of the National Senior Corps program, a federally funded, stipend-paid “friends-helping-friends” volunteer program.

Senior Companion Program (SCP) partners senior volunteers with adults living independently, who need companionship and a helping hand. In addition to paying a friendly visit, companions often perform a variety of tasks, such as shopping for groceries, writing a letter, or fixing a light meal. In some cases, the senior companion plays a vital role in the life of their client, providing a much-needed link from the community.

Senior Companion volunteers are matched with clients who live right in their own communities. The Senior Companion plays a vital role in the life of their client, helping them to remain independent and connected to the community.

Volunteers must be ages 55+ to join this program and are asked to contribute 20-40 hours per week to being a Companion.

Senior Services has a many events throughout the year. 

Some events we are looking for support from volunteers are: 

1. United Way Day of Caring - first or second Friday of September 2018 TBD

2. The Art of Healthy Aging in the Fall 2018

3. Western Tidewater Art of Healthy Aging Spring 2018

Senior Services volunteer benefits counselors provide advice to seniors about their insurance options. Everything from filing or resolving Medicare, Medicaid, or other medical claims to answering questions about the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits. Our volunteer Benefits Counselors are part of the Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program (VICAP).

Volunteers are provided training on how to counsel seniors about their insurance as well as specific training courses on the information we provide to seniors.

At the end of the training all benefit counselors become certified benefit counselors by passing the comprehensive test. After you become certified, you will set up meetings with seniors and their caregivers to guide them and answer their questions.

We ask volunteers to commit to a one year period, Monday - Friday between 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. 

Volunteer drivers for Meals on Wheels pick up meals in coolers and bags from our local supply center deliver the meals to one (or multiple) Wellness Centers. Seniors come together at the Wellness Centers for socialization and nutrition. Volunteers are welcome to visit with the seniors at the center after delivering the meals to the Wellness staff. 

Our volunteer drivers serve Monday through Friday on days of their choice from 10:30 am -12:30 pm.

We are looking for individuals who can commit to volunteering at least once a week to delivering meals to Wellness Centers.

Wellness classes are scheduled in 6 to 13 week sessions around the community for seniors. These evidence based classes support seniors in aging well and living healthy lives independently. While some classes include light exercises, most are focused on providing seniors education about wellness. 

Volunteer Class Leaders may choose to schedule their own classes and recruit seniors to sign up or have the Wellness Coordinator at Senior Services schedule the classes for them at local wellness centers.

We have three classes volunteers can become leaders for: Matter of Balance, Chronic Disease Self-Management, and Diabetes Self-Management. You can learn more about these classes online at SSSEVA Wellness Classes

We ask volunteers to commit to teaching at least 2 classes (each class is a 6-12 week commitment) each year. These classes can be M-Saturday 6:00 am-8:00 pm.