Volunteer connection

Can you help someone an hour or two a week, or a month? Faith in Action, one of TRPIL’s services, needs caring volunteers to assist senior citizens or individuals with disabilities to remain independent. Some recent requests are:
- Canonsburg senior needs assistance with grass-cutting. He doesn’t have a mower.
- Claysville senior woman needs help doing her laundry.
- Washington woman with hearing loss, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia needs rides and visits.
- Washington senior man with lupus needs help with rides to grocery store and errands.
- Washington senior veteran needs rides/escort assistance to his appointments His walker will fit in a car, or a volunteer could accompany him on Freedom Transit.
- West Alexander senior needs rides to/from Washington Monday, Wednesday and Friday for dialysis for 4 hours. The family will pay for gas.
- Claysville/West Alexander couple needs help with caregiver relief for a few hours a week. The wife provides 24/7 care for her husband.
Contact Faith in Action at 724-223-5115 ext. 1203. The office staffed part-time; we return calls. Volunteers are trained and screened.