Suggestions
for Finding Project ParticipantsThe
first step in locating partners for your project should be researching your community
to identify groups or individuals that may benefit from working with young people.
Identify retirement communities, senior residences, and senior centers nearby,
along with local agencies and organizations that work with older people.
When recruiting
volunteers, it is recommended that you begin by attempting
to locate groups (retirement communities, clubs, organizations,
etc.) rather than seeking individual volunteers. There are
many benefits in working with a established group. Transportation
issues will be easier to manage. (Carpools, senior residence
vans, etc. may be available to a group.) Senior volunteers
will enjoy sharing and discussing the project with others
they are in frequent contact with. An established group may
have access to facilities that some of the meetings can be
held in. (Retirement communities and/or senior residence facilities
are particularly desirable as they provide opportunities for
the participants to alternate visits between the school/classroom
setting and the senior community/residence facilities.)
Some
suggested potential connections follow: - Retirement
communities
- Senior centers
- Nursing homes
- Area
senior social clubs
- Community
churches/synagogues
- Civic
clubs and lodges
- Corporate
retiree organizations
- National
Retired Teachers Association
- American
Association of Retired Persons
- Area
Agency on Aging
- Relatives
of school staff
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