Volunteer

EVENT Volunteer Application

PROGRAM Volunteer Application

OUR STRENGTH LIES IN OUR VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers are vital to Alzheimer Society of Windsor & Essex County (ASWE). Volunteers provide their time, enthusiasm, ideas, and skills to help ASWE to better serve our community through a variety of volunteer activities. Without volunteers, many programs and services offered by our organization simply would not exist.

ASWE strives to match persons interested in volunteering with volunteer positions suited to their interests, skills, abilities, and availability. Orientation and training are provided based on requirements of the volunteer positions. Long-term, short-term, event, and project-based volunteer positions are available.

Areas of volunteer involvement include:

• Minds in Motion: an eight-week program for people living with early to mid-stage Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias and their care partners. It provides a great environment to establish new friendships with others who are living with similar experiences. It includes 45 minutes each of physical activity and cognitively stimulating activities as well as refreshments.
• Memory Cafe: a gathering place for people living with dementia, their care partners, families and friends to relax and enjoy refreshments. It also provides socialization, discussions and entertainment all in a coffee shop environment.
• The Social: a weekly 3-hour social group, funded by the Barrett Family Foundation for individuals in early to mid-stages of dementia. Offers engaging activities that promote social, mental and emotional well-being.
• Adult Day Programming: our ADP is uniquely designed for individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. Our clients enjoy social, physical and recreational activities. This program brings relief for care partner as well as socialization and stimulation opportunities for those with the disease.
• Events: the ASWE hosts numerous events throughout the year, including Battle of the Brains (a large-scale trivia night in January), the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s event in May, and All-Star Gaming Bingos held throughout the calendar year. Volunteering for events allows you to be a part of community engagement initiatives geared towards fundraising for ASWE programming.