Date: Sept 23, 2021
Time: 11:30am PT // 2:30pm ET
Programs like telephone reassurance are a great way to engage volunteers and have been shown to positively impact loneliness, depression, and anxiety for participants. Get practical information from AmeriCorps Seniors director in Pennsylvania, Diane Schrameyer, on how her program expanded volunteer services and grew their telephone reassurance program from 0 to hundreds of matches during COVID.
Time: 11:30am PT // 2:30pm ET
Programs like telephone reassurance are a great way to engage volunteers and have been shown to positively impact loneliness, depression, and anxiety for participants. Get practical information from AmeriCorps Seniors director in Pennsylvania, Diane Schrameyer, on how her program expanded volunteer services and grew their telephone reassurance program from 0 to hundreds of matches during COVID.
Topics we discussed:
- Recruiting volunteers and participants
- Liability and safety
- Finding grant funding
- Using technology to mask phone numbers and streamline reporting