Volunteer Department

 In the words of Robert “Sargent” Shriver, creator of the Peace Corps, father of Maria Shriver, who died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease in January at age 95. 

“It is well to be prepared for life as it is, but it is better to be prepared to make life better than it is.”
                          

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Mission Statement - Volunteer Services

The Volunteer Services Department is committed to providing informed, caring volunteers to support the needs of patients and staff in accordance with the Mission of Alzheimer’s Community Care.

We Are Consistently Striving . . .

  • To provide service in a caring, courteous, comforting and professional manner
  • To serve our patients, staff, and community needs in a timely fashion and act as an Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Community Care within the community
  • To work as a team with other volunteers, staff, patients, and the community
  • To be known for the excellent service we provide

 

What we have accomplished

Since the inception of Alzheimer's Community Care our volunteers have contributed more than 150,000 service hours, translating into a savings of close to $2,000.000. For fiscal year 2009-2010, ACC’s volunteers contributed 12,738 volunteer hours, the value wage to these hours served were $214,222.

Our Volunteers are truly “Treasures Among Us”