Several partner agencies of United Way’s Open Your Heart to a Senior initiative need volunteers for various programs:

• Eastern Area Adult Services needs volunteers to deliver meals in the Turtle Creek, Swissvale, Braddock, Wilkinsburg and Churchill areas, 10 am-1 pm, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.  Volunteers with cars are needed as well as volunteers who would like to ride with someone else and take the meals into the house.  Call 412-824-6880 for more information.
• In Service of Seniors is “calling all angels!” Snow Angels that is! Snow Angels matches neighbors with neighbors to shovel the walks of those who are unable to do this on their own. Volunteers impact lives in our community by ensuring our more vulnerable neighbors continue to have access to essential services such as home-delivered meals and medications during the harsh winter months. For more information or to volunteer, visit org .
• Volunteers in all Allegheny County communities are needed to transport seniors to medical appointments or shopping in the volunteer’s own vehicle.

For more information about these and other needs, please call the United Way helpline at 2-1-1 or email openyourheart@uwac.org.

 

Open Your Heart to a Senior needs volunteers year round and countywide

Volunteers are needed countywide to help seniors remain independent and stay safe in their homes. United Way’s Open Your Heart to a Senior initiative now has several nonprofit partners in Allegheny County to provide volunteer services to seniors. Volunteers can deliver meals, take seniors to appointments or the grocery store, help at senior centers and much more. Please register to attend an upcoming information session (dates and phone numbers below). For more information about OYHS, call the United Way helpline at 2-1-1, email openyourheart@uwac.org or visit www.oyhs.org.

UPCOMING Open Your Heart to a Senior VOLUNTEER INFORMATION & ORIENTATION SESSIONS  EAST

• February 9 – 11am at Monroeville Library, 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd, Monroeville, PA 15146. Register by contacting Emilie at belingere@fswp.org, 412-661-1670 x 613.

NORTH

• February 18 – 6:30 pm at North Hills Community Outreach, 1975 Ferguson Road, Allison Park, Pa 15101. Register by contacting Cathy at clpschirer@nhco.org , 412-307-0069 x3313.
• February 24 — 2pm at Shaler Eat-N-Park, corner of Route 8 and Saxonburg Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15223. Register by contacting Kerry at kkmulhern@nhco.org, 412-449-0151.
• March 7 – 10am at Cooper Siegel Library, 403 Fox Chapel Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238. Register by contacting Kerry at kkmulhern@nhco.org, 412-449-0151.
• March 15 – 9:30am at Panera Bread, 7217 McKnight Road, Ross, PA 15237. Register by contacting Cathy at clpschirer@nhco.org, 412-307-0069 x3313.
• April 14 – 6pm at Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mount Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, PA  Register by contacting Kerry at kkmulhern@nhco.org, 412-449-0151.
• April 20 – 2:30pm  at AGH-Suburban Campus, 100 S. Jackson Avenue, Bellevue, PA 15202. Register by contacting Cathy at clpschirer@nhco.org, 412-307-0069 x 3313.

SOUTH

• February 22 – 6pm at Brookline Library, 708 Brookline Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15226. Register by contacting Emilie at belingere@fswp.org, 412-661-1670 x 613.

 An Initiative of United Way of Allegheny County with lead partners Family Services of Western Pennsylvania and North Hills Community Outreach.