Ohio Circle of Friends Volunteers Reach Out to Rural Areas
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
When the Red Cross stopped providing rides to distant health appointments, a Faith in Action project in rural Ohio stepped in.
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Project in Alaska City Struggles with Faith in Action Name
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
Sitka is a coastal island city accessible only by boat or air. A number of the 8,800 residents of this isolated community do not have family members or close friends nearby to rely on in times of need.
Washington, D.C. Project Organizes Elders in Community Activism
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
On a sunny day in April with cherry blossoms in full bloom, Mark Andersen walks the streets of one of the poorest, most troubled neighborhoods in Washington.
Stand By Me
January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Sage Services of Connecticut recruited and trained volunteers to serve as "conservators of the person" and as court visitors, who assist conservators, for elderly people living in four metropolitan areas in Connecticut.
Colorado HMO Launches Time Bank to Provide Health-Related Volunteer Services
September 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization developed and implemented a pilot service-credit-banking program in Mesa County, Colo., called the Time Bank.
Service Banking Credit Program in Seattle Attracts Too Few Volunteers
September 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound created SerVE, a service credit banking program aimed at attracting individuals who might not typically volunteer but who saw a tangible benefit in the opportunity to build credits.
Care-Giving Program Illuminates Volunteers' Motivations
December 1, 1997 | Program Result Report
United Seniors Health Cooperative established the Cooperative Care Network (CCN), a computerized service credit bank in the greater Washington area, to increase the availability of services for the elderly and the disabled living in their homes.
Oregon Hospital Helps Establish Faith in Action Volunteer Caregivers Program
April 17, 2007 | Program Result Report
From 2001 to 2004, staff at Sherwood Faith in Action in Sherwood, Ore., recruited, trained and deployed volunteers to provide caregiver services locally to both disabled and frail elderly people.
Houston Coalition Launches Volunteer Caregivers Initiative as Part of RWJF's Faith in Action Program
August 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Faith in Action Project of Houston recruited, trained and deployed volunteers to provide caregiver services to elderly people living in Houston's Independence Heights neighborhood.
Interfaith Program in Arkansas Trains Volunteers, Streamlines Provision of Services
December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
The Washington Regional Medical Foundation established an interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Project to organize and train volunteers to provide services for people in a four-county area in northwest Arkansas.