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Welcome to Good Shepherd Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers

Good Shepherd Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, a Faith in Action program, is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization founded in 1990 by a small coalition of churches, individuals and the Shepherdstown Rotary Club with the goal of creating a stronger, more caring community in Jefferson County. By mobilizing resources and support from faith congregations and the wider community, we reach out to our older or disabled neighbors in need, filling the gaps left by formal support services.

Our free, non-medical caregiving services are all provided by volunteers and include transportation to medical appointments, yard work, light housework, friendly visits, reassurance phone calls, and medical equipment loan.

Here you can:

 …and join in building a stronger, more caring community for all.


WHAT'S NEW AT GOOD SHEPHERD:

OUR SOUTH JEFFERSON OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FROM JULY 16 THROUGH AUGUST 13.  THE MAIN OFFICE (SHEPHERDSTOWN) WILL BE OPEN NORMAL HOURS.

VOLUNTEER TRAINING AUGUST 17 2 - 4 PM, SHEPHERDSTOWN

Good Shepherd Caregivers recently celebrated 20 years of providing free, nonmedical caregiving to older or disabled residents of Jefferson County. These services are performed by volunteers of all ages throughout our community. Our volunteers drive people to medical appointments, take them grocery shopping, do chores around the house and yard, help at our offices, and more. Our next volunteer training will be Tuesday, August 17, from 2 to 4 p.m., at our main office, 101 S. Princess Street, Shepherdstown. For more information, please call Angie Hill at (304) 876-3325 or email ahill@gsivc.org.


OF INTEREST:

GOOD SHEPHERD CAREGIVERS IS NOW ON FACEBOOK!  Find GSIVC on Facebook

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER!  Follow GSIVC on Twitter

DINING FOR DOLLARS FUNDRAISER AT GLORY DAYS

From now through April 30, 2011, Good Shepherd can receive 10% of your food purchases at Glory Days Grill, at 190 Oak Lee Drive in Ranson, WV.  Just ask your server for a copy of your guest check (not credit card receipt) and either bring it to one of our offices (101 S. Princess Street in Shepherdstown or 221 E. Washington Street in Charles Town) or mail it to Good Shepherd Caregivers, Attn: Angie Hill, P. O. Box 1882, Shepherdstown, WV 25443. 

So, come on down to Glory Days and bring your friends and family!  For further information, please call Angie at (304) 876-3325.


AN EASY WAY TO EARN MONEY FOR GOOD SHEPHERD:  GOODSEARCH.COM

What if Good Shepherd Caregivers earned a penny every time you searched the Internet?  Or if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause?  Well, that’s exactly what can happen through GoodSearch.

GoodSearch.com is a new, Yahoo!-powered search engine and online shopping site that donates half its advertising revenue (about a penny per search) and a portion of all purchases made through the site, to the charities its users designate.  Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo!, and every time you search the Internet or purchase something through the site from one of their partner merchants (including Target, Gap, eBay, Macy’s, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, and hundreds more), Good Shepherd will receive a donation.  It doesn't cost you a thing — the money comes from the advertisers and the stores.  This is a great way to shop from home and help Good Shepherd at the same time.

Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Good Shepherd Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers as the charity you want to support.  



SENIOR SERVICES DIRECTORY AVAILABLE ONLINE!  Check out our Resources page:  Just click on "Resources" in the header toolbar at the top of this page.  You can download our Senior Services Directory, put together by Good Shepherd Caregivers and the Nelson Cluster of Episcopal Churches, and detailing a variety of services available to seniors in Jefferson County, WV.  We are currently revising and expanding the directory and will put the new one up when it is ready.


CAN YOU HELP WITH LIGHT HOUSEWORK?  You could really brighten a care receiver's day (and home) by doing some occasional light housework, such as vacuuming, dusting or washing a kitchen floor.  If this sounds like something you could do, please contact us.

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED:  Our free medical equipment loan program is in need of durable medical equipment in good condition.

ONGOING NEEDS:  Volunteer opportunities are available at various times and include helping care receivers with errands, providing transportation to medical appointments, making friendly visits or phone calls, light housework (including dusting, vacuuming, folding laundry, and cleaning floors), assisting with paperwork (e.g., bill paying, balancing checkbook, reading the small print in documents such as insurance policies), chores (such as repairing screen doors, installing storm windows, weatherproofing doors and windows), yard work, and helping in our main office.  A large time commitment is not necessary; even an hour or two here and there can make a big difference in the life of a care receiver.  No need to wait until our next training to volunteer – please contact us today!

"No matter what our walk of life, it is ours to listen deeply, to tend to the tasks that have been given us, to care for those near, to recognize and respect the divinity and value of the other."  -Michael Downey

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