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SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders)
SHINE provides educational materials and free unbiased insurance counseling to Florida elders, caregivers and family members. Our goal is to help elders understand and receive the health insurance coverage they need through Medicare, Medicaid, Prescription Assistance, Long-Term Care Planning & Insurance, and other health care issues. Volunteers are given extensive training and have flexible hours.
Contact: Clayton Vandiver, SHINE Liaison, at 904-391-6645

Resource Library:
Have we got a good deal for you? Here's your opportunity to work in a unique Aging Resource Center, developed entirely for elders, their caregivers and the aging network professionals. ElderSource, the Area Agency on Aging for Northeast Florida is looking for volunteers for our Aging Resource Center, located in the Midtown Centre Office Park, Building 2800. Some duties include stocking of books, issuing resource center cards and assisting elders and their caregivers for the materials they need.

The Resource Library is a lending library where elders, caregivers and professionals can borrow books, videos, DVD’s and CD’s.

Please contact Herbert Brackenridge at 391-6615 for more information.

Telephone Reassurance:
How would you like to volunteer without ever leaving your home? Telephone Reassurance volunteers provide a daily safety call to seniors living alone. If the phone is unanswered, an emergency procedure is implemented to check on the client's safety and to send help if necessary. Safety calls are made at a time convenient for you and the person you are calling. For some seniors, your phone call may be the only one they receive all day. Just 5 minutes of your time each day can reduce fear and loneliness for an elderly person living alone. Telephone Reassurance is a great volunteer opportunity for those who have a busy schedule or are unable to get away from the house:

     Your calls can be made any time of the day you designate, to fit your schedule
     You can reach out and volunteer from the comfort of your own home!

To volunteer
Volunteer training sessions are offered throughout the year. For more information, please call 904-391-6600 or e-mail us at: info@myeldersource.org

Administrative Positions:

Conducting client satisfaction surveys:
ElderSource, the Area Agency on Aging is looking for individuals who can assist the agency in assessing client satisfaction with our services. Many elders, caregivers and individuals call our Elder Helpline on a daily basis, and our goal is to provide the very best service and information to each caller. To assist us with this endeavor we have incorporated a satisfaction survey which is designed to measure the client's perception of how well we have delivered accurate information and timely referral.

We value all calls to our Elder HelpLine, and conducting client satisfaction surveys help us to continue to improve our services and ensures us that exceptional customer service is being rendered.

Marketing/Outreach:

Grant Researcher/Writer
Grant research and writer needed, Research and identify grant opportunities. This individual will also assist with writing letters of intent, and full grant proposals that will help elders and caregivers.
Skills: Experience in grant writing and program development preferred. Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, ability to research, interpret and analyze data. Position prefers awareness of aging information and concerns.

Clerical
We are in need of clerical and administrative support. These volunteers will help staff with correspondence, data entry, answering the phone, filing and special projects as they arise. Schedules are flexible within office hours of Monday - Friday, 8:00-5:00.
Skills: General clerical skills helpful. Working knowledge of MS Word and MS Excel necessary.

Advisory Council Member:

ElderSource is currently seeking members for our Advisory Council in Nassau and Clay counties. For additional information please see below:

The advisory council consists of older individuals, including minority individuals; representatives of older individuals; providers of Veterans health care (if appropriate) ; local elected officials; and the general public.

The responsibility of the Advisory Council is to advise Elder Source’s Board of Directors in planning, developing, coordinating, and administering services to persons sixty (60) years of age in Baker, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns, and Volusia counties known as the Planning and Service Area (PSA 4).

More specifically the Advisory Council is to:

Advise ElderSource on matters relating to the development of the Area Plan, the      administration of the plan, and operations conducted under the plan.

Attend Public Hearings to assess the needs of the elderly in PSA-4.

Help to determine, as appropriate, the needs of older persons in PSA-4 and submit them to      ElderSource.

Review and comment on the objectives of the Draft Area Plan prior to presentation to the      Board of Directors.

Represent the interest of Older Persons

Assist in conducting Public Hearing

Study and where appropriate, adopt positions upon all new and existing local, state, and      federal laws, issues, and referenda, affecting older persons residing in PSA-4.

Inform political representatives, news media, other agencies and organizations of legislative      positions taken by the Advisory Council.

Educate the general public about the needs, opportunities, problems, resources, myths, and      stereotypes of older persons.

When feasible, participate in forums, seminars, classes, radio and television programs.

Make a concerted effort to inform older persons specifically, and the general public, about      the services to the elderly and how services may be accessed.

Meet with local elected officials in order to acquaint them with the needs of older persons      within their respective jurisdictions, and to advocate needed changes in the services and      service delivery within the DOEA PSA-4.

Endeavour to work with the private and volunteer sectors of society to improve the quality of      life for the elderly.

Membership:

     The Advisory council shall consist of four (4) persons from each of the counties in the      DOEA PSA-4.

     More than 50% of participants must be older persons and of that 50% include those      persons with the greatest social and economical need (including minority individuals) and      those persons who are participants or who are eligible to participate in programs.

Representatives of the Council shall be selected by a Membership Committee through recommendations of local persons, current members, government bodies and aging advocacy organizations. Recommendations of the Membership Committee shall be ratified by the Council

The Advisory Council meets bi-monthly.

Student Internship:
Student internships provide opportunities for students to gain experience in the aging network. All internships at ElderSource are unpaid positions and can be part-time or full-time. Colleges and or Universities desiring to have their students participate in an internship position are asked to please call ElderSource’s Executive Director at 904-391-6610.