RESPITE VOLUNTEERS OF SHIAWASSEE
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
One in five elderly living alone are socially isolated from family and friends, according to a University of Michigan study. People who are isolated may not have family or friends encouraging them to eat healthy, take their medication, exercise or see their doctor. Not only does isolation affect their health but so does loneliness. Studies show that loneliness affects the immune system, the body’s disease fighting system. We provide that missing piece.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
RESPITE VOLUNTEERS OF SHIAWASSEE
We provide volunteer in-home caregiving support for adults with persistent health needs and their families.
We provide friendly companionship, assistance with grocery shopping, and transportation to appointments. We give respite to caregivers by giving them a break from their caregiving responsibilities and companionship to elders living alone for up to three hours a week.
We continue to expand our volunteer recruitment and training. We aim to provide our volunteers with a positive experience making them feel needed and successful.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We give caregivers a break from their caregiving responsibilities so they can return refreshed and ready to continue caring for their loved one.
We help the elderly to remain living in their home safely for as long as possible.
We provide volunteers (many are senior citizens) with a rewarding experience helping them to remain contributing valuable members of society.
To shorting our waiting list so we can respond more quickly when asked for help.
To increase our volunteer base.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Every patient and their family is visited personally, an evaluation is completed at the patient's home. After the initial evaluation is completed, the case manager finds a volunteer and sets up a second in home visit. At this point, the case manager conducts an introduction and orientation between the volunteer, the patient and family caregiver. We carefully match volunteers with compatible personalities, interests, compassion and skills.
Our volunteers benefit from their involvement with our program by finding value, socialization and satisfaction in helping others. We let them know how important they are in as many ways that we can which include, but are not limited to, quarterly SHARE events (potluck and learning event), yearly volunteer award banquet, yearly picnic outing and more. We have fun projects that provide socialization and help the organization move forward.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
In 2018 we celebrated our 25th anniversary. We receive in-kind office space from Memorial Healthcare Hospital. Our program profits by partnering with Memorial Healthcare Hospice for our volunteer educational meetings. We work cooperatively with Memorial Healthcare & Hospice, Shiawassee Council on Aging, Valley Area Agency on Aging, Health & Human Services agencies and area churches. We all exchange and share information benefiting the community as a whole.
We hold fundraisers throughout the year, write grants, received memberships, donations and more as sources of funding. Activities include volunteer trainings, continuing education, social events and we hold five fundraisers yearly.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
During 2018 we are again emphasizing the importance of recruiting and training new volunteers to help fulfill the requests for respite services. We trained a total of 19 new volunteers in 2017. These additional volunteers helped shorten our waiting list and increase the number of patients we were able to serve in a timely manner. Another success in 2018 is our ability to sustain our programs by keeping our income stable.
Highlighted Accomplishments during the past three years include:
• Achieved "Partner" status in the Cook Family Foundation’s Non Profit Capacity Building Program
• Executive Director was named “Citizen of the Year” in 2017
• Increased Social Media presence
• Added online donating capabilities to website and Facebook
• Recognition in The Cook Family Foundation Newsletter
• Shortened client waiting list time
• Reorganized committee charters and assignments
• Updated Strategic Plan and Action Plan in 2017
• Successful fundraisers
• Updated computers and added one new file cabinet
• Increased awareness and donations
• Hired a new case manager with consistent hours for a 30 hour week
• Increased mailing list
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
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RESPITE VOLUNTEERS OF SHIAWASSEE
Board of directorsas of 01/24/2024
Mary Slingerland
Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee
Jackie Hurd
Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee
REBECCA NAPIER
REV. TIFFANY NEWSOM
LAINGSBURG UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
JACKIE HURD
volunteer
DONNA KANAN
Shiwassee Conservation District Conservation Specialist
REV. DEBBIE GRAZIER
First Congregational Church
KELLI RALEIGH
TCF Bank
MARY SLINGERLAND
Car Dealership
KATHY RAINES
retired
JOANE MCCALL
Nelson House Funeral Homes
CODY CHAPMAN
Home Field Michigan
BRENT MOWINSKI
Mowinski Financial
LORI CHANT
NCG Cinema
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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