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Volunteering with the Day Program

St. Patrick's Home has a very vibrant, 200+ volunteer program that provides assistance throughout the entire facility in an incredible variety of volunteer positions.  These people supplement and enhance the work provided by the paid employees, enriching the lives of the residents in many, many ways.

One area where volunteers find great satisfaction is in working in the Day Program one day a week.  The Day Program runs from Monday to Friday. On each day, approximately twenty seniors arrive around 9:30, are greeted by the volunteers of the day, and are assisted with their coats and are served coffee or tea and a muffin in the Day Program Lounge.  Once everyone has settled in, the Day Members, volunteers and a staff member usually head to the Auditorium where a program designed for the interests of that day's group take place.  Around 11:30, the group starts up to the Main Dining Room for their hot meal taken together.  The volunteers are free at this point to eat together, but stay close to the clients in case a program member needs assistance.  After lunch, there is another program with the volunteers assisting and around 2:30 the group starts gathering back in the Day Program Lounge to get ready to leave and the day ends.

If participating as a volunteer in this Program interests you, or if some other program may be of more interest, follow this link for more information about Becoming a St. Patrick's Home Volunteer.