Volunteer Opportunities: Two homes in Geneseo for adults and children with disabilities need volunteers for one-on-one visits, weekend recreation programs and outing to professional baseball and football games. Short term projects, helping with events, fundraising, serving on a committee.
Arc of Monroe County
Program Description: Offers a variety of programs to work with adults with mental retardation.
Volunteer Opportunities: Accompanying individuals to weekly outings or to visit with residents.
Continuing Developmental Services (CDS)
Mission: Provide individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, the support and opportunities needed to build fulfilling and independent lives as active members of our community
Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are partnered with some of our different services to help support our Veterans or individuals with disabilities
Compeer of Livingston County
Program Description: Uses the power of friendship to improve the quality of life and assist in the rehabilitation and support of refeered adults receiving mental health care.
Volunteer Opportunities: Pairing volunteers with persons with mental illness for friendship, assisting with day-to-day living easier. .
Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service Office (DDSO)
Program Description: To provide quality services to individuals with developmental disabilities that promote independence, inclusion, and productivity.
Contact: 585-461-8500
Address: 620 Westfall Rd, Rochester NY 14620
Volunteer Opportunities: Great field experience for psychology, dual cert and speech pathology majors.
Respite Volunteer at Heritage Christian Services
Program Description: Matches volunteers with family members diagnosed with a developmental disability.
Contact: Jen, 585-340-2042 (Monroe County)
Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers give 2-3 hours a week, offering the care giver a break. Volunteers are trained: all one needs to begin is patience and the desire to help others.
Special Olympics
Program Description: Every Thursday from 7:00-8:30pm, volunteers go to the Genesee Country Christian School on Long Point Road to work with adolescents and adults with special needs. Volunteers help run different stations (floor hockey in the fall and basketball in the spring). Please contact Karen (information below) to find out more (including transportation, etc.).