By The Shepherd’s Center has a vision: A World Without Loneliness. To achieve that vision, they work hard to ensure that as members of the community age, they do so with dignity and experience a high quality of life. Services include health advocacy, decluttering advice, food pick-up and delivery, and friendly callers and visitors, including to but not limited to veterans.
If you are interested in the following opportunities, please contact Volunteer Specialist Shannon White at swhite@volunteerfairfax.org.
*Background checks are required, and are conducted at the expense of SCFB.
Shepherd’s Center serving the Fairfax/Burke area has four available volunteer opportunities:
- Transportation Drivers
- Drive clients to critical medical appointments and essential shopping trips.
- All drive occur during normal business hours: 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
- Trips typically last less than three hours.
- Destinations are within the general Central Fairfax and Burke area, as well as in South county along Route One corridor.
- All clients requesting this service are able to get in and out of vehicles independently without the use of wheelchairs.
- COVID-19 safety precaution are instituted.
- Our own personal vehicle is required.
- Social media team member (work from home)
- Flexible schedule
- Contribute your ideas and skills to promote free support services and enrichment programs for seniors (50+) within the community
- Tell inspiring stories about the volunteers and seniors through writing, photos, and/or videos
- Publicize informative and enjoyable educational programs
- Webmaster (work from home)
- Set your own schedule: approximately 10 hours/month
- Training provided
- Qualifications:
- Software and computer competency
- Patient with a broad range of requests
- Maintain website:
- Update site photos and images
- Maintain email accounts
- Revise design as required
- Transmit batch emails as requested
- Provide monthly statistics regarding usage
- Office/Admin volunteer (work from home)
- Time commitment:
- 6 hours/ month (two 3-hour shifts)
- Monday-Friday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 1:00-4:00 pm
- Training provided
- Match volunteer drivers with local seniors needing transportation to medical appointments and shopping:
- Make calls
- Provide information
- Data entry
- Time commitment:
- Technical Support (work from home)
- Time commitment
- 5-10 hours/month
- Help with basic computer hardware/software questions
- Time commitment
