Volunteer Service
Volunteers play a vital role as partners in River Garden’s mission of being a caring community.
Our more than 100 volunteers, a diverse group of men and women coming from different backgrounds and cultures, have one common denominator – a personal commitment to serve others.
Volunteers enhance residents’ lives each day, whether visiting one on one with a resident, participating in programs and activities or assisting with special events and parties.
Our residents are at the center of everything. Our dedicated volunteers help advance our goal of ensuring our residents’ lives are as full, enjoyable and independent as possible.
Our volunteers are a dynamic group of men and women who clearly understand that they enrich their own lives even as they enrich others.
These adult volunteers come into the Home on a weekly basis and help in virtually every area of the organization including assisting with activities, friendly visiting, mending clothing, manning the Gift Shop, performing clerical work, and transporting residents in wheelchairs.
Registered volunteers may also pursue Certified Volunteer status. The Certified Volunteer Program is open to all River Garden volunteers. This is an innovative program which makes the volunteers’ time even more valuable to River Garden residents and staff. Volunteers are given additional training in specialized tasks which require very specific skill sets.
We invite and encourage resident families and friends to join us for Shabbat services. Attending services with our residents creates community for those who can no longer attend their home synagogue. Please consider committing to joining us just a few times a year, perhaps in honor of dates meaningful to your family. Friday afternoon services begin at 4PM, and Shabbat morning services begin at 9:30AM. For more details, contact Nancy Davis, Director of Jewish Life, at ndavis@rivergarden.org or (904) 260-1818 (x8928).
The River Garden Teen Volunteer Program is designed for young people ages 13 – 17. This intergenerational program plays an important role in enriching the lives of our residents as well as providing a valuable life experience for our young leaders of tomorrow.
For more information, please email volunteers@rivergarden.org or call 904-260-1818, ext. 7858.
