Volunteer Application

ElderNet provides a safety net for older and disabled adults to help them remain in their homes with dignity and strengthens food and financial security for all community members in need of support.

Volunteer Form
ElderNet provides a safety net for older and disabled adults to help them remain in their homes with dignity and strengthens food and financial security for all community members in need of support.
Which do you prefer to be contacted on?
How long have you lived in Pennsylvania?
Race (For Reporting Purposes Only)?
How would you like to help?
Driving to medical appts:
Essential errands to bank, pharmacy, etc
Pantry
Special Events
Grocery shopping
Friendly Caller
Friendly Visitor
Odd Jobs
Other Information Needed:

As part of ElderNet’s application process, we will need a few more pieces of information from you:

  1. A copy of your driver’s license or other government-issued ID. This will be used to complete a
    background check for all volunteers.
  2. Have you used any other first or last names? This will help complete the background check.
  3. A copy of your car insurance card. For volunteers who will be escorting participants only. We
    will also need updated insurance information when your policy is renewed or changed.
  4. Three references.

Reference 1

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Reference 2

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Reference 3

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Partners

Outreach & Community Cooperation

Since 1976, ElderNet’s hallmark has been giving voice to the most vulnerable in our community. Advocacy and Partnerships ensure older adults and adults with disabilities are heard by township administrators, elected officials, and service agencies. Staff and board members advocate daily, whether working with political offices to address rent overcharges, seeking additional funding to reduce food insecurity, or assisting with registrations and benefit forms. While these services meet immediate needs, they also reveal systemic barriers that require policy change.

ElderNet’s Partnership Committee, composed of board members, staff, and community members, meets bi-monthly to monitor emerging issues such as transportation, elder fraud, and dementia care.

Community & Policy Engagement

ElderNet’s Community Partnership Committee tracks legislation and represents ElderNet in public forums. Last year’s town hall on transportation informed local transit equity discussions; this year’s forum will focus on legal and health documents that affect access to care.

We also host educational sessions to encourage civic engagement and raise awareness of policies affecting aging.

All of this strengthens partnerships with aging networks, disability advocates, food security coalitions, and community-based organizations and helps to improve visibility and impact. Continuing to work with agencies such as local Area Agencies on Aging, public health departments, senior centers, libraries, AARP, and county government representatives, we are able to collect and share stories and data that illustrate the impact of policy decisions on older adults.

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