Volunteer Services
FREE Tax Preparation
LCHC Volunteer Services sponsors Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), a free service for income tax preparation. If your household income is less than $48,279 annually you may qualify. Call 641.774.3226 or email Linda Baynes to begin the screening process. Highly trained volunteers will assist those who qualify.
LCHC Volunteer Services Newsletter - Spring 2010
LCHC Volunteer Services
Our program is designed to match volunteers with opportunities for the mutual benefit of all involved. Director Linda Baynes has recruited hundreds of volunteers who donate thousands of hours of their time to the community. With more than 270 volunteers on its roster, Volunteer Services places people aged 14 years and older in a wide variety of meaningful positions.
Volunteer opportunities include, but are not limited to:
- Office Work
- Recreational Activities
- Genealogy
- Mobile Meals
- Schools
- Nursing Homes
- Lucas County Health Center
- Telephone Reassurance
- Museums
- Literacy
- Friendly Visiting
- Transportation
- Crafts
- Gift Shop
- Library
- Child Care
- Group Projects & Many More
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIPP)
Through the Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIPP), Lucas County Health Center Volunteer Services offers local residents help in understanding the Medicare system and other insurance programs. A trained volunteer is available, by appointment only, to discuss specific insurance issues with individuals.
LCHC & SHIIP can clear up the Medicare confusion
Are you a Medicare beneficiary confused by the current prescription plan choices? Lucas County Health Center can help answer your questions and aid you in making an informed decision. LCHC sponsors the local chapter of the Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP). Call 641.774.3226 today to schedule your private appointment with a local SHIIP volunteer at the Health Center. One of our three volunteers will sit with you to review all options so you can make the right choice for your prescription drug plan needs. You must make an appointment since the volunteers do not keep regular office hours.
Self Help and Resource Exchange (SHARE)
Self Help and Resource Exchange (SHARE) is a national privately funded program designed to encourage community service while helping distribute low-cost grocery items. In exchange for two hours of community service, individuals are eligible to purchase groceries on a monthly basis at a reduced cost.
For more information about any LCHC Volunteer Services program, email us, or call 641.774.3226 or 800.404.3111 Ext. 3226.
