[Community-service] Fwd: [Nfbf-l] a great volunteer opportunity

[Reyazuddin, Yasmin]

Hi Everyone, 
Sorry that I did not attend the community service meeting on Sunday. I
had many things going on. 
I am glad to see this notice about the volunteer ombudsmen program. It
is a great opportunity specially for those who have sosialwork
background. 
 
 
Yasmin Reyazuddin 
Aging & Disability Services 
Montgomery County Government 
Department of Health & Human Services 
401 Hungerford Drive (3rd floor) 
Rockville MD 20850 
240-777-0311 (MC311) 
240-777-1556 (personal) 
240-777-1495 (fax) 
office hours 8:30 am 5:00 pm 
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Subject: [Community-service] Fwd: [Nfbf-l] a great volunteer opportunity


Good morning all,
Thought I'd pass this along, it sounds like a great way to get involved.

Best,
Nallym

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	From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
	Date: August 7, 2011 12:04:42 PM EDT
	To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
	Subject: [Nfbf-l] a great volunteer opportunity
	Reply-To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
<nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
	
	

	I saw this in Dear Abby. It sounds like a wonderful volunteer
opportunity 
	for any of us.
	
	Sherri
	
	DEAR ABBY: You often advise readers who have the time to reach
out and 
	volunteer. There's a little-known program in every state that
was mandated 
	by a 1978 amendment to the "Older Americans Act." It's the Long
Term Care 
	Ombudsman Program. Its goal is to help assure that long-term
care facility 
	residents live harmoniously and with dignity, feeling free to
voice 
	complaints or concerns without reprisal.
	There's a need nationwide for volunteers to make this program
work. The 
	ultimate goal is to have one volunteer in each nursing home.
After training 
	is completed, volunteers spend eight to 16 hours a month
visiting their 
	assigned nursing homes. They talk with the residents and observe
conditions. 
	If there's a complaint, they take it to their regional ombudsman
for 
	resolution.
	
	Once residents get to know and trust you, they will share
wonderful life 
	stories. Some of them have no one to talk to, no visitors or
family. A 
	volunteer ombudsman is the voice for those who have none, and
helps to make 
	each community a better place to live for all its residents.
	
	The nursing homes like to have volunteer ombudsmen visit their
facilities 
	because they want to provide the best care possible for their
residents. --  
	JILL IN VAN BUREN, ARK.
	
	DEAR JILL: Forgive me if this seems cynical, but some do and
some don't --  
	which is exactly why it's so important that there are trained
observers 
	willing to regularly visit nursing home patients to ensure they
are properly 
	cared for. Readers, this is important work. If you are
interested in 
	volunteering, contact your local social services agency,
Department of Aging 
	or search online for the word "ombudsman" and the state in which
you reside.
	
	
	Sherri Brun
	flmom2006 at gmail.com
	
	Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world.
	Integrity is what you do, what you say and how you act when you
think no one 
	is paying attention.
	
	
	
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