Help your neighbors by volunteering! Complete the volunteer application to get started. (If you are unable to open the Microsoft Word document, a PDF version of the application is available by clicking here.) You can also phone Volunteer Coordinator Lori Hutchinson at 320-974-8737 to express an interest in volunteering.
Outdoor yard work, such as raking lawns, picking up branches, and clearing & weeding flower beds.
Providing weekend meals to ensure seniors have good nutrition each day of the week; church and service groups encouraged to provide ideas and meals.
Volunteers are the backbone of our program, providing necessary supports to our older neighbors, enabling them to remain in their homes and community as long as possible. Volunteers can choose to be involved on a regular or as-needed basis. During the application process, volunteers are asked to note areas of interest, experience, and abilities.
Background checks are conducted on all volunteers, and training and ongoing supports are provided throughout the year. Training topics have included CPR & AED usage basics; recognizing & responding to diabetic shock and stroke symptoms; helping people with dementia; improving resiliency; hospice care; and home decluttering solutions, among others.
Transportation: Driving seniors to medical appointments, shopping and outings
Meal Delivery: Delivering hot lunches
Light Housekeeping: Dusting, sweeping, etc.
Chore Services: Mowing and raking lawns, removing snow, filling bird feeders, etc.
Events and Fundraising: Assisting with planning, set-up, serving and baking
Companionship: Making friendly visits in person and wellness checks by phone
Caregiver Respite: Providing in-home companionship while caregiver has a day free for errands, appointments, and self-care
Health & Wellness: Leading sessions and providing education on variety of skills such as fall prevention, managing chronic illnesses, and strengthening exercises
Atwater Area Help for Seniors appreciates our amazing volunteers that have different talents and personalities and offer all of the dimensions needed to keep local seniors comfortably and safely in their homes and the community.
AAHFS board and staff host an annual appreciation picnic as one way to express gratitude for the many hours of service contributed by our volunteers.
Volunteers are invited to an annual holiday event, featuring lunch served by board members, music by the Kingery Family, and a small gift of appreciation for the volunteers' contributions throughout the year.