Lessons from Caregiver Academy: How to Manage Conflict
The Center’s Caregiver Academy participants finished their course last week and are already seeing results. Being a Caregiver involves many challenges that require mastering new skills. The biggest...
View ArticleGo the Distance with The Center
On Father’s Day the Center for Volunteer Caregiving will be participating in the Charity Distance Festival! Will you go the distance with us? Please join us on Sunday June 18 from 8 – 11 a.m. at...
View ArticleIn Memory of Terry Brest
Terry Brest, longtime volunteer and friend, was a celebrity at The Center for Volunteer Caregiving. He always made time to help others and went beyond the call of service when possible. Over the course...
View ArticleCelebrating Older Americans
Guest blogger: Elena Muller, pictured above with a Care Receiver, is one of The Center’s guest bloggers. Elena has been a volunteer with The Center for Volunteer Caregiving since 2013, She has helped...
View ArticleHelp End the Summer Slump
Summer time is especially harsh on the volunteer force at The Center for Volunteer Caregiving. Volunteers are taking on extra activities or going on extended vacations. This can leave a large gap –...
View ArticleUnexpected Benefits
Do you know what color chicken lays green eggs? The answer is just one of the many unexpected things that came when Marge was matched last fall with a volunteer named Jade. Marge is 73 and has lived in...
View ArticleProviding Hope in Southern Wake County
Thanks to the M. Jack and Dorothy S. Stephens Fund of Triangle Community Foundation, The Center is able to offer more programs to address the needs of disadvantaged people in the communities of...
View ArticleRing in the New Year with Service
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service is a chance to start the year off right by making an impact in your community. This year, consider honoring Dr. King’s legacy by becoming a year-round volunteer...
View ArticleLunch and Learn: Hike Your Way to Better Health
Make time for a special Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, March 13 from 1 – 2 p.m. at the Five Points Center for Active Adults located at 2000 Noble Road in Raleigh.Our guest presenter is author and hiking...
View ArticleVolunteering Leads to Friendship and Laughter
Jerina has a hearty laugh that fills even the darkest of rooms with joy. She sees the bright side in life and makes the most of her abilities that are limited due to being born with Cerebral Palsy....
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