Agency: Alhambra Convalescent Home

Description: Do you like color painting, cutting and pasting pictures, drawing, playing games, chatting, having fun, and at the same time brighten up people's smiles? Then, you'll love the arts and crafts projects at Alhambra Convalescent Home. The Alhambra Convalescent Home is a 97-bed facility that provides healthcare to individuals with special needs. Very few of them can walk on their own - many have had strokes. Some people do their own art projects themselves, some with minimal assistance - others really can't do it themselves, so the volunteers do the pictures or projects for them - sitting there with them & talking with them as they work - and the end result is that the resident gets a picture "made just for them." Many of these residents don't have regular visitors - and they are just happy to have people come in and say hello, spend a little time with them doing art, or sometimes you may just sit there and hold someone's hand. The people here are very friendly, and your visit makes a crucial difference in the quality of their life.

Volunteers for this project must be at least 5 years of age. Pre-teens must be accompanied by a parent. Photo ID is required to participate.

Before signing up for this project by clicking on "Sign up for this project", any volunteer under the age of 18 will also need to print out a minor release form for this project. The volunteer's parent or guardian must sign it. Click here to download our Volunteer Agreement & Release for Minor Child. Bring the completed form with you to the project.

Federal Law prohibits volunteers under the age of 13 from registering on-line. To register family members who are under the age of 13, contact the project leader directly.

[Based on this project description, if you feel you need accommodations to participate in this project (e.g. sign language interpretation, alternative formats for written materials, accessible facilities), please email us at info@laworks.com]

Impact Areas: Seniors

Interests: The interests recommended for this project are:
Seniors

Skills: The skills helpful for participation in this project are:
Arts & Crafts