Volunteer

Our volunteers provide an invaluable service.

Join our team of dedicated volunteers and help us provide essential services, exciting programs, and warm companionship to seniors in our community. Whether you can give an hour a week or a couple hours each month, your time can have a lasting impact—for them and for you!

Volunteer Application

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Featured Volunteer

“As a Volunteer Driver for the Center, I see firsthand how important the center has been in assisting seniors to be able to access their medical and other necessary appointments. It is a lifeline.” – Maggie Blanchard

Ways you Can Volunteer

Serve lunch, bus tables, wash dishes, and/or prep food between 11am-2pm on weekdays. Interested? Submit a volunteer application through our volunteer hub, MyImpactPage.com.

Drive seniors to (or from) appointments or train on the Trishaw and help seniors get outside, on the trail.

Interested? Submit a volunteer application through our volunteer hub, MyImpactPage.com, or contact Alex Villeda, Transportation Coordinator, at alex@sebastopolseniorcenter.org.

Location: Transportation Program – Local Grocery Stores
Time Commitment: Flexible; typically 1–2 hours per shopping trip, weekdays during business hours

Many of our transportation clients are no longer able to drive but still wish to shop for their own groceries. While our volunteer drivers provide safe, door-to-door transportation, Shopping Helpers offer the additional support some clients need to navigate the store independently. This role helps older adults maintain choice, dignity, and independence while ensuring they can access healthy food.

What You’ll Do

Accompany clients through the grocery store, offering assistance as needed while allowing them to make their own shopping decisions.
Help read labels, locate products, reach items on shelves, push the shopping cart, and carry groceries to the checkout.
Assist with loading groceries into the vehicle at the end of the shopping trip.
Provide friendly conversation and encouragement, helping create a positive and comfortable shopping experience.

Interested? Submit a volunteer application through our volunteer hub, MyImpactPage.com, or contact Alex Villeda, Transportation Coordinator, at alex@sebastopolseniorcenter.org.

We also need volunteers on an ad-hoc basis for event and admin support, grounds keeping, and more.

Volunteer Application

Did you know?

People who volunteer report a 27% higher level of satisfaction with their lives? Studies show that volunteering reduces stress, improves mental and physical health, and fosters a deep sense of purpose.