Volunteer
Get involved with FFN-GC volunteers
FFN-GC is fortunate to have more than thirty active volunteers who give their time, knowledge and life experiences to help individuals with disabilities or on the autism spectrum. Volunteers support these individuals and their families and friends through social, educational and recreational programs.
Our volunteers do this by helping create and teach in-person classes and activities, often in collaboration with other community partners. Here are some examples:
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Cooking and Healthy Eating Classes
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Monthly cooking dinner class
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Monthly cooking brunch class
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Quarterly nutrition class
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Annual class in outdoor kitchen at Franklin Park Community Gardens
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Gifts from the Kitchen class annually in December
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Holiday gift card exchange annually in December
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Seasonal gardening classes in our Community Garden plot
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Bell Choir practices and performances
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Happiness classes monthly
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Bocce ball bi-weekly
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...and more!
The volunteers of FFN-GC have been helping for more than a decade as shown in the following you-tube video from our archives:
We are always looking at ways to provide learning opportunities. If you have an idea that you would like to help with, please contact info@ffn-gc.org
HelpTEAM
About the HelpTEAM
Parents and guardians of adults with disabilities accept the responsibility of caring for their loved ones, helping them to become as self-sufficient as possible. But as parents and guardians age, they face serious questions about ongoing life care arrangements for their loved ones. Who will help their loved ones when they are gone?
The HelpTEAM program at FFN-GC is designed to provide individualized in-home support services for participants with disabilities. HelpTEAM also facilitates individual and small group community engagement and recreational opportunities.
About participants
Participants in the HelpTEAM program may be private pay or SELF waiver, Level One waiver or IO waiver.
Participants should be skilled in all basic self-care areas including dressing, hygiene, toileting, mobility, nutrition, housekeeping, taking of medications, mental awareness, and controlled behavior. However the HelpTEAM program recognizes that some support in some of these areas may be needed from time to time.
Participants seek to be engaged in the community and with others to mitigate social isolation.
How it works
An individualized service plan (ISP) will be developed with family, participant, and the HelpTEAM administrator and support staff. All interpersonal and social support needs will be included as part of the written ISP plan. Participants in the program can expect the following:
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An ISP tailored to their needs.
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Service hours with county-certified HelpTEAM support staff as needed.
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With others, out in the community to mitigate social isolation.
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Access to an emergency/special on-call service support system.
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Transportation options.
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If there are needs that fall outside the scope of the HelpTEAM support staff, the HelpTEAM administrator will begin a review of alternative program services so that the participant receives the support they need.
Early engagement, including writing an ISP, is important so that participants are not distressed as a parent or guardian ages out of their role as primary care-giver. HelpTEAM success and quality of outcomes depend on respect and patience in interactions among families, providers, and participants, as well as clear and civil communication.
Donate
Help us help them.
Donations are fully deductible for tax purposes.
To pay by check, please make checks payable to
FFN-GC and mail to P.O. Box 20117, Columbus OH 43220.
Thanks for your generosity.