Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers play a significant role in the Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area. Volunteers help advance our mission of supporting people with Alzheimer's disease and related memory disorders, their families, and those professionals who care for them. We are the primary support network and information resource for families and caregivers in Northern Virginia, suburban Maryland and Washington, DC.

You will find a wide range of opportunities that will enable you to offer your caring, time and skills to help others. Our Volunteer Coordinator will help you determine what positions will give you the most satisfaction. We thank you for your interest in volunteering with us.

To volunteer, call 1-866-259-0042 (toll-free) or print out the Volunteer Application Form and complete and return it to via mail or fax to the Chapter..

A required orientation session acquaints the volunteer with the mission of the Chapter, the staff members with whom they will work and some facts about Alzheimer's disease. On-going support and training are provided.

Family Service

Volunteers Reporting to Family Service Professionals

Helpline Volunteer

Role:

Helpline volunteers have the opportunity to assist in the following areas:

Provides non-judgmental disease information and chapter andcommunity resources to callers and walk-in visitors to corporate office.

Training:

Orientation required. Training provided individually by Helpline Manager

Time Required:

Three hours two times per month and a minimum one-year commitment

Support Group Leader

Peer to peer groups are offered throughout the Chapter territory and are led by trained Chapter volunteers.

Role:

Support Group Leaders have the opportunity to assist in the following areas:

Facilitates Chapter-affiliated support group, providing community resource information, emotional support and coping skills to caregivers while encouraging peer-to-peer problem solving.

Training:

Program under revision. Next training to be announced.

Time Required:

At least one support group session per month at a designated site. Preparation and planning time includes answering calls from prospective members, potentially recruiting members and planning special programs for the group when needed.

Outreach Positions

Volunteers reporting to the Volunteer Coordinator

Speaker's Bureau and Health Fair Volunteers

Role:

Speakers Bureau and Health Fair volunteers have the opportunity to assist in the following areas:

Educates and informs the community about Alzheimer's disease and the Chapter's services, by speaking to lay and professional groups or staffing a booth or table at locations throughout the community.

Coordinates pick up and drop off of materials.

Training:

Orientation and five hours of training required.

Time Required:

Time commitment can be arranged. Daytime, evening and weekend engagements

Outreach Team Leader

Role:

Outreach Team Leaders have the opportunity to assist in the following areas:

Keeps a current list of volunteers available to fill speaking engagements and health fair requests.
Assists with scheduling volunteers for presentations and health fair staffing.
Identifies potential speaking and health fair opportunities.
Oversees Outreach Team Members.

Training:

Orientation and Speaker's Bureau and Health Fair Representative training required.

Time Required:
Time commitment can be arranged. Work can be done from the volunteer's home.

Outreach Team Member

Role:

Outreach Team Members have the opportunity to assist in the following areas:

Makes supplies available to volunteers who provide presentations and staff health fairs in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties and Washington, DC.
Collects materials, give-a-ways and displays from the Fairfax office and delivers them to one supply office in Montgomery and one in Prince George's.
On occasion, may have to deliver supplies directly to a health fair site and provide pick up at the close of the event.

Training:

Orientation required.

Time Required:

One pick up and delivery a month to each site. Hours can be arranged.

Public Policy

Volunteers Reporting to the Director of Public Policy

Government Advocacy Volunteer

Role:

Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in our government advocacy campaigns in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and on Capitol Hill. We work to protect the financial, legal and long-term health care security of people with Alzheimer's disease and their families.

Volunteers encourage government officials to support the Alzheimer's Association's public policy goals by joining our e-mail Alzheimer's Advocacy Action Alert Network.

Training:

Minimal orientation required.

Time Required:

Time commitment is based on individual interest.

Special Events/Fundraising

Volunteers Reporting to Financial Development Professionals

Special Events Volunteer

Through the year the Chapter conducts events to raise funds for programs, services and research.

Role:

Special Events/ Fundraising volunteers have an opportunity to assist in the following areas:

Assists with the event planning and implementation.
Assists with contacting community and civic groups for volunteers and/or fundraising opportunities.
Assists with on-site logistics and activities.

Training:

Orientation is required.

Time Required:

Time commitment varies and can be arranged.

Special events include the Memory Walks, Washington Monuments Luncheon, bike event, an embassy wine tasting event and fashion show.

Public Relations Volunteer

Volunteers Reporting to the Public Relations Manager

Role:

Public Relations volunteers have the opportunity to assist in the following areas:

Assists staff and/or fellow volunteers in setting goals and action plans that promote public understanding, community support and participation in Alzheimer's Association activities.
Assists in planning promotional activities for National Alzheimer's Disease Month in November, in addition to other Chapter fundraising events.
Provides editorial and/or graphic design support for the Chapter print materials and publications.

Training:

Orientation required.

Skills:

Experience with the media, public relations and special events.

Time Required:

Time commitment can be arranged.

Administrative and Operations Support

Volunteers Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations

Role:

Administrative and Operations volunteers have the opportunity to assist in the following areas:

Assists with telephone answering, copying, filing, assembling and collating documents
Bulk Mailing - Helps with labeling, collating, stapling, bundling and sorting the Chapter's mailings of 200 or more pieces.
Data Entry - Assists with maintenance of Chapter's databases.
Word Processing - Assists with various projects including major mail merge/letter writing campaigns. Knowledge of Microsoft Word required.

Training:

Orientation required. On-the-job training provided.

Time Required:

Number of times the volunteer needs to report will be determined by the work.