ARCH Training Scheduled for June

ARCH, Aging Resources Consultation and Help, will conduct training for volunteers to become ARCH Visitors June 11–13, 2010, at Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie. The free training is designed to enable Friends to support seniors, families, and meetings to meet the needs of our aging and disabled members and attenders, and their families. ARCH has a goal to eventually have a Visitor within an hour of everyone in NYYM. Volunteers do not need any specialized skills or experience; everyone will be trained to listen effectively and to know of resources in their area.

A typical visit to a senior might include hearing them out on whether they should move, helping them weigh their options, making sure they know of all the various senior housing options in their area, and what services are available to enable them to stay in their home, whom to call, and what the eligibility requirements are. These consultations will be within an hour of the Visitor’s home, and last one to two hours.

ARCH Visitors will be supported in their work by the ARCH coordinators, Barbara Spring and Anita Paul, and paid $.50 per mile for travel expenses. For further information or to sign up for training, please contact Barbara Spring, 518-772-2290 or barbarakspring4 [at] msn.com.

Training is limited to 24 participants.