For the past two school years, members of the Bryan Glazer Family JCC Men’s Club have served as mentors for 20 eighth grade boys at Ben Hill Middle School. Their impact is undeniable. Mentees showed improved confidence in the classroom, increased school attendance,...
Our volunteer Kitty helps veterans learn how to use the internet to access and track their VA benefits in the Veteran Service Office (VSO). When she offered to help Joe create his account, Joe abruptly responded, “No, and I don’t want one! I am old school...
Our Readers in Motion program includes passing out backpacks full of educational supplies to newly registered students in K-2nd grade. Last month, when we were finishing up in Ms. Todd’s class, she instructed all the students to put their new items away, so they could...
‘Are you depressed?’ My doctor would ask that question EVERY visit. I was tired of being alone, disabled and not being part of a community. Every day I sat in my chair trying to figure out what to do with my time. Then I met Carmen with Seniors in Service. She told me...
United Way Pasco and Florida Medical Clinic Foundation are helping isolated seniors like Julia, improve their well-being through social connection and health coaching. “I didn’t know who my Health Buddy would be when I first signed up, and I was even a bit...
The fall season brings the start of a new school year, and our Classroom Grandparents are thrilled to get back into the classrooms to help teach children to read. Check out the photos below of our ecstatic classroom volunteers on their first day back to school. They...
