Opportunities to Serve & Be A Blessing

VIS has a constantly changing list of opportunities to serve in our local community! If you are able to connect with any of the opportunities below or would like more information, please contact VIS at 616.459.7500 or email us at info@visgr.org

Household Chores: help with light housekeeping

• Jessie (85 yrs old) and her husband need help with chores such as vacuuming, mopping, dusting, and cleaning the bathroom while they are on the waiting list for other community resources. (Wyoming near 36th St & Burlingame Ave SW)
• Tonia (54 years old and disabled) needs help with chores such as sweeping, mopping, dusting and cleaning the bathroom while she waits for a chore helper through her insurance. (Downtown Grand Rapids)
• Francisca (77 with chronic pain) would like help with sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the kitchen and bath. (SE Grand Rapids near Burton St SE & Breton St SE)
• Barbara (64 yrs old) needs help with light cleaning and laundry 1x/week while her case worker looks for additional community supports. (NE Grand Rapids near 5 Mile Rd NE & Plainfield Ave NE)

Friendly Visitor: provide friendly visits 2-3x/month to offer companionship and increase an individuals quality of life while decreasing loneliness

• Darlene (76 yrs old) is currently confined to her lift chair and lives with her son. She recently started knitting again and loves to play backgammon and bridge. (Grandville near Prairie St SW & Ivanrest Ave SW)
• Barbara (90 yrs old) was recently told she can no longer drive. She likes to play cards and games. She is very sweet and gets lonely sometimes. (Wyoming near Prairie Pkwy SW & Burlingame Ave SW)
• Carol (79 yrs old) gets lonely and would love a friendly visitor. She lives alone and enjoys puzzles. (Wyoming near 44th St SW & Burlingame Ave SW)

Interior Home Projects

• Burnette (71 yrs old) has the framework installed in her basement for a drop ceiling but needs someone to install the ceiling tiles. Burnette will provide the supplies. (SE Grand Rapids near Burton St SE & Eastern Ave SE)
• Magalene (80 yrs old) would like help painting her kitchen and bathroom. She will buy the paint. (SE Grand Rapids near Fulton St E & Fuller Ave SE)
• Barbara (68 yrs old and disabled) needs a new exterior door for her mobile home or help installing molding around her current door. She also needs plexiglass added over her windows to keep the cold air out. (SW Grand Rapids near M-45 & Wilson Ave SW)
• Aurea (72 yrs old) needs help with the handle in her shower which has come off. She is currently using pliers. She'd also like someone to see if her toilet is leaking. (NE Grand Rapids near Michigan St NE & Lakeside Dr NE)

Other Opportunities to Serve

• Fay (69 years old) has Parkinson's with mild dementia. Her husband would like someone to visit with his wife 2-3x/month and provide respite so he can run errands or take time for himself. (Lowell)
• James (87 yrs old) and his wife have boxes and totes in their living space that are too heavy for them to move and store away. James has an incurable lung disease. This sweet couple would greatly appreciate an individual or small group to help them lift and relocate the bins within their home. (Grandville near 40th St SW & Wilson Ave SW)
• Julie (75 yrs old) would like help with her computer and printer. Sometimes it prints and sometimes it doesn't. She'd appreciate a volunteer coming to look at it. (SE Grand Rapids near 44th St SE & Kalamazoo Ave SE)
• Yvonne (60 yrs old) would like a volunteer to come over and help her go through her mail. She does not read well and does not always understand what is in the letters. (Sparta)