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Services We Provide
Here is a sampling of some of the many services
our Volunteers provide for our full members.
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Transportation: trips to the doctor, grocery stores, train stations, airports
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Home maintenance and repair: changing light bulbs, minor repairs, smoke detector batteries (one-time jobs)
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Errands and household tasks: temporary assistance such as picking up prescriptions and dry cleaning, mailing packages
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Social outreach: home visits or phone calls for those who are housebound; reading mail or books for visually impaired
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Weather emergency service: calls to members to check on food supply, electricity, medication refrigeration; clearing snow
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Personal Assistance: home security check while member is away; referrals to professional service providers when task is too much or too complicated for a volunteer
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Computer Technology: instruction on use of email and Internet services; technical support for computers, cell phones and TVs
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Administrative support: assistance with filing, sorting mail
Cooks on Call: A New Village Service
It's hard to handle daily chores when you're sick or when you've just come home from the hospital. The situation is even worse when the larder is bare and you're contemplating eating cereal for dinner.
Enter Cooks on Call! To plan for a meal prepared by a volunteer and
delivered to your home, let Cindy Waters know about your situation
…Please note: The Village phone number has been changed to (703) 424 -1299.
Cooks on Call will provide a meal or two upon request;
details/specifics would be negotiated between the member
and the volunteer.
Bonus for Full Members: A Free Subscription to Washington Consumers' Checkbook
Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the Washington Area? Now You'll Know..
Nonprofit Consumers' CHECKBOOK reveals which Washington Area service providers and retailers rated best and worst for quality and price. Lake Barcroft Village has a subscription available for all members. Contact Executive Director Cindy Waters for more details.
Cindy Waters, Executive Director, is a notary.