Verde Valley Caregivers?
The Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition (VVC) is a Non-Profit Organization with a small paid staff, a larger staff of Office Volunteers, a very active Board of Directors and a wonderful group of Volunteers providing services to our "Neighbors". In 2008, VVC was serving approximately 800 "Neighbors" with the services of 186 Volunteers and over 400 Guardian Angel Units were in "Neighbor's" homes. New "Neighbors" are being added daily and new Volunteers are always welcome.
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VVC MISSION STATEMENT
The Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition(VVC) provides volunteers who help adults in need of assistance in maintaining their independence and quality of life at home.
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When a "Neighbor" calls Verde Valley Caregivers with a request for some service, e.g. transportation for a doctor's appointment, a VVC Office Volunteer records the request information. This usually includes the date, time & location of the appointment and its approximate length.
The Office Volunteer calls VVC's list of volunteers in the same geographic area who have agreed to provide the type of service requested. When an available Volunteer is found, VVC gives them the "Neighbor's" name, phone number, address and directions. The Volunteer then calls the "Neighbor" to let them know that they will be helping them and make any final arrangements regarding the service.
We ask our "Neighbors" to please call 48 hours ahead of time so we can more successfully find an available Volunteer to assist them.
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Verde Valley Caregivers' Board of Directors is charged with the governance functions of the organization. It is a working board and commitment and active participation is required of its members. The assistance of every Board member is needed in fund development, policy making and fiscal administration.
Robin Merrill, President
Thelma Fisher, Vice-President
George Ault, Secretary ** LaRae Henry, Treasurer
Members At Large
Ron Goldman and Ellen Simon
Barbara Litrell, Executive Director
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Verde Valley Caregivers is supported by community organizations whose mission is similar to or encompasses the Mission of VVC, that is to provide the means of supporting a person's ability to maintain independent living for as long as possible. All such organizations are encouraged to become partners.
Our partners currently include the following organizations:
| Camp Verde United Methodist Church Christ Lutheran Church, Sedona Church of the Red Rocks, Sedona Jewish Community of Sedona Kachina Health Care & Rehabilitation Center, VOC Mountain View United Methodist Church Spirit of Life Center, Sedona St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Sedona St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Sedona St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Clarkdale Sedona Interfaith Fellowship Sedona United Methodist Church Sedona Winds Retirement Community, VOC Verde Valley Presbyterian Church, Cottonwood West Sedona Baptist Church |
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The Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition (VVC) was organized in 1992 by six local churches, the two area hospitals, the regional retirement facility and health center, as well as representatives of community organizations and agencies. The specific goal of VVC was to serve persons who are homebound or in handicapping situations with services that would increase their independence and allow them to stay in their homes.
The initial goal of VVC was to initiate a Volunteer Caregivers Program, also known as VoCaP, within the Verde Valley. In 1993, services available in the Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek with all Verde Valley communities added one year later.
Next came the Guardian Angel Program (GAP) that loans personal assistance security systems to persons living alone and the Adult Children and Aging Parents Support Group which meets once a month.
In 1998 the GATEKEEPER Project joined the list of VVC programs. GATEKEEPERS is designed to train non-traditional referral sources to be aware of changes in their customers and clients and then report this to VVC for appropriate referrals. (This program is currently inactive.)
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Become a Volunteer!
If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer,
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Remember, you are always welcome to come to one of our
Volunteer Orientations listed on our Events page.
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P.O. Box 1360 - Cornville, AZ 86325 Phone: (928)204-1238 - Fax: (928)203-9503 info@vvcaregivers.org |
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