Become a Partners in Caring Volunteer  Imagine what your life would be like if you could no longer drive, had no relatives near you and had few living friends.  A Partners in Caring volunteer, who would come to see you once a week to provide you with friendly visiting, grocery shopping or a drive to your doctor’s appointment would be vital. 

Partners in Caring (PIC), winner of the 2004 Stanford University Community Partnership Award, is a joint partnership between Stanford Hospital and Avenidas, a multi-service non-profit agency, established in 1996. Together, our mission is to deliver innovative services to improve the lives of older adults and advocate on their behalf.

PIC volunteers provide:

• Support to homebound adults so that they may remain independent in their own homes
• Transportation to medical appointments, friendly visiting, light meal preparation, light housekeeping, shopping assistance, caregiver relief.
• Commitment of two to four hours of volunteer time weekly, bi-weekly or monthly for at least six months to someone in the Redwood City to Los Altos area.

PIC volunteers receive:

• Training
• A lasting friendship

For additional information on how to sign up to become a Partners in Caring volunteer, please contact Candace Mindigo at (650) 725-4137 or Peggy Simon at (650) 725-4504.