Featured Opportunities
Phone Buddies
Phone buddy volunteers call a matched homebound senior at least weekly. Time length of a phone reassurance call is minimally 20 minutes. The number of phone calls per week are at the discretion of either the volunteer or the senior. For many seniors, the call from one of Faith in Action's phone buddies may be the only call received. A very simple need but vital need to fulfill. Volunteers are needed in all 7 cities in Solano County. Volunteers must agree to a background check.
Fairfield, CA
Through 12/31/19
Home Visitor
Home visitors are matched with a senior living in the same city. Home visitors meet with their senior at least weekly; the visit is minimally an hour. Most seniors have little contact outside of their home; visitors provide a means of ending isolation for the senior. visits can include card playing or board games, reading to the senior, and general conversation. All volunteers must attend a 6 hour training and must agree to a background check.
Fairfield, CA
Through 12/30/19
Volunteer Drivers
Transport seniors to medical or social service appointments, life enhancement activities, and/or errands(bookstore, movie, hair salon). Transport can be door-through door (1:1 for seniors needing an escort into their medical appointments) or curb-to-curb (escort not needed). Volunteers provide transport in most cases utilizing their own vehicles; an agency vehicle is available in the Vacaville/Fairfield area for those who do not wish to use their own vehicle. Volunteer drivers provide up to 4 hours of service 1x a week, in their city. 6 hour orientation is required. Volunteers must agree to a background check.
Fairfield, CA
Through 12/31/19
Life Buddies
Life buddies are peer counselors who meet with seniors in their home. Seniors requesting peer counseling are facing mental distress due to living in isolation, the stress of being a family caregiver, or a senior overwhelmed in managing her/his chronic illness(es). Life buddies, who are matched with a senior living in the same city, will meet with their seniors weekly for at least an hour. In addition to orientation training that is require of all volunteers, life buddies will receive up to 20 hours of additional, specialized training. Life buddies also participate in a monthly supervision meeting to discuss their cases. All volunteers must agree to a background check.
Fairfield, CA
Through 12/31/19
Project Navigators - Break the Cycle: Math Development for Most At-Risk of Faili
Project Navigators to provide strategic oversight, advise and advocate for CORE Elements, a 12 month pilot mathematics development program for middle-school students who are most at-risk of failing. CORE Elements will provide building blocks to equip underrepresented youth for STEM literacy. Studies show, students who have not achieved grade-level math skills by the seventh grade, might not be placed at the appropriate level of math in the ninth grade, and may not be able to take courses that are required for college entrance. Positions in the STEM fields are well-paid, and highly sought after, but require a college education. Math placement will directly affect ability to attend college and graduate. This program identifies areas where participants are currently deficient in math, develops Individual Math Study Plans, assist in bridging learning gaps that discourage participants from grasping new math concepts, and is designed to strengthen math skills already acquired, to build capacity for STEM. To ensure the success of this project we are looking for innovative people who are skilled in the following areas:EducationDigital EngineeringLeadershipAdministrationCareer DevelopmentFinanceScienceTechnology
Fairfield, CA
Through 12/31/19
EXPERIENCED GRANT WRITER
Pink Lemonade is in need of an experienced grant writer. Since 2012 we have done a good job raising money to serve our clients but as our client base grows, so does our need for more funding. If you are a experienced grant writer and want to make a major impact on a small non profit Pink Lemonade would love to talk to you. We have no experienced grant writers on our staff and we need your help.
Fairfield, CA
Through 12/31/19
