<p>Legacy Corps for Veterans and Military Families - Crystal La</p> <p>Join Legacy Corps for Veterans and Military Families (LCVMF), and be a lifeline for veteran and military family care partners at Veterans Path to Hope in Crystal Lake and Rockford, Illinois. LCVMF is a National Direct AmeriCorps program, wherein AmeriCorps volunteers provide Caregiver Support Services. Volunteers take part in a range of community-based support services targeted to veterans and military families of all ages. Services are designed to decrease caregiver / care partner burden and stress and empower the caregiver and care recipient through education and community resources to maintain and/or improve their quality of life. Quarter-time LCVMF volunteers provide a minimum of 450 hours of combined service and training for the contracted period, and serve an average of 8-12 hours a week. Service activities include in-home respite care per week with 1-2 families that enables the caregiver to attend to essential family or personal needs, the dissemination of information to the caregiver and or care recipient on various medical conditions, coping strategies, social services, support venues, and other resources, creating and supporting peer to peer networks, transitional services, transportation (at the discretion of the subrecipient agency), childcare respite, and volunteer generation through community outreach. All activities are of a non-medical and non-personal care nature and LCVMF volunteers are strictly prohibited from offering personal medical advice, diagnosing, and or other medical therapies. Pre-Service Training is provided, as well as ongoing training and professional development opportunities throughout the service year, up to 90 hours. * This position will be available pending AmeriCorps Funding Announcement. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here.</p> <p>Member Duties : Apply today and stand with those who stood for us. LCVMF AmeriCorps volunteers provide a minimum of 450 hours of combined service and training for the contracted period, serving an average of 8-12 hours per week. Gain valuable experience and make a lasting impact engaging in service activities, which include in-home respite care per week with 1-2 families that enables the caregiver to attend to essential family or personal needs, the dissemination of information to the caregiver and or care recipient on various medical conditions, coping strategies, social services, support venues, and other resources, creating and supporting peer to peer networks, transitional services, transportation (at the discretion of the subrecipient agency), childcare respite, and volunteer generation through community outreach. Training and professional development opportunities for all AmeriCorps volunteers in this program are provided throughout the service year.</p> <p>Program Benefits : Training , Education award upon successful completion of service , Living Allowance .</p> <p>Terms :</p> <p>Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours , Car recommended .</p> <p>Service Areas :</p> <p>Veterans , Community Outreach , Health , Elder Care .</p> <p>Skills :</p> <p>Social Services , Veterans , Communications , Leadership , Team Work .</p>