VOLUNTEER INTAKE FORM
How did you hear about us? Website ( ) Newspaper ( ) School ( ) Family/Friend ( )
Radio ( ) Social Networking Website ( ) Other _____________________________
Is this Court Appointed ? YES__ NO__ Permanent Midtown Resident? YES__ NO__
(Please Print Clearly)
Name_____________________________________
Address____________________________________
City:__________________________________________ State: Zip Code____________________________
Telephone # (Day Time) __________________(Home #) __________________(Cell Phone) __________
Email Address ____________________
Date of Birth: _____/_____/_______
Emergency Contact______________________________________________Phone____________________________
Email Addre
*For funding purposes, we are required to ask the following demographic related information * (Circle One)
Gender: F Gender: Female Male
Race: African-American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, Multi-Racial, Native American,
Other ____________
In what area(s) are you most interested in volunteering?
Field Trips ( ) Housing and Poverty Issues ( )
Teaching Health & Wellness Workshops ( ) Senior Meals ( )
Helping Set up Workshop ( ) Recreation ( ) Project Leadership ( )
Availability: Would you like to be on our mail/email list to receive information (such as upcoming projects)? YES__ NO__
Availability to volunteer (Days and Hours):_____________________________________________________
Are you interested in being a Project Leader? YES__ NO__ If yes, what types of projects?_________________________
Please list any special skills/experience you have (i.e. fundraising, program development, outreach)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please describe any special accommodations you may need (i.e. wheelchair accessibility)
___________________________________________________________________________
Signature: ______________________________Date: _________________________________
Appendix 20: Sample Senior Wavier Form
“I, _______________________________, have enrolled in the personalized Meal, Health and Wellness program offered through Midtown Partners Inc. in Jackson, MS. I recognize that the program may involve physical activity including, but not limited to, muscle strength, cardiovascular conditioning, and other various fitness activities. I hereby affirm that I am in good physical condition and do not suffer from any known disability or condition which would prevent or limit my participation in this exercise activities. I acknowledge that my enrollment and subsequent participation is purely voluntary and in no way mandated by Midtown Partners.”
“In consideration of my participation in this program, I,
_________________________, hereby release Midtown Partners and its agents from any claims, demands, and causes of action as a result of my voluntary participation and enrollment.”
“I fully understand that I may injure myself as a result of my enrollment and subsequent participation in this program and I,
___________________________________, hereby release Midtown Partners and its agents from any liability now or in the future for conditions that I may obtain. These conditions may include, but are not limited to, heart attacks, muscle strains, muscle pulls, muscle tears, broken bones, shin splints, heat prostration, injuries to knees, injuries to back, injuries to foot, or any other illness or soreness that I may incur, including death.”
I HEREBY AFFIRM THAT I HAVE READ AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
ABOVE STATEMENTS.
___________________________ (Participant Signature)
___________________________ (Date)
Appendix 21: Midtown Senior Meal Program Pre-Workshop Survey Results
The number in attendance for the Senior Meal program ranges from 15 to 20 people every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I surveyed the 14 people who have attended every senior meal for the past 4 months. The attendance data was extracted from the Senior Meal program’s sign-in sheet.
1) Do you currently have diabetes?
2) Do you currently have high cholesterol?
3) Do you currently have high blood pressure?
4) How important is the nutritional value of the food you eat?
Very important
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Important
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Fair
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Not important
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Don’t know
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50%
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43%
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7%
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0%
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0%
|
5) How would you rate your current health?
Excellent
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Fair
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Poor
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Don’t know
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7%
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50%
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43%
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0%
|
6) I would like more social fitness and exercise activities during the Midtown senior meal hours
Yes
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No
|
Don’t know
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79%
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0%
|
21%
|
7) I would benefit from more health screenings and examinations
Yes
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No
|
Don’t know
|
79%
|
21%
|
0%
|
Appendix 22: Midtown Senior Meal Program Post-Workshops Survey Results
1) How would you rate the presenter?
Excellent
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Fair
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Poor
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Don’t know
|
100%
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0%
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0%
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0%
|
2) Would you like more presenters to speak about health?
Yes
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No
|
Don’t know
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100%
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0%
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0%
|
5) How would you rate the last 2 senior meals?
Excellent
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Fair
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Poor
|
Don’t know
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100%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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4) Would you like more meals prepared in a healthier way?
Yes
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No
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Don’t know
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100%
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0%
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0%
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Appendix 23: Midtown Senior Meal Program Post-Workshops Survey
Please complete the following survey to tell us about your experience with the last 2 Midtown Senior Meals and the wellness workshop. After completing this questionnaire, fold and turn in it.
Please consider your experience during the meals and wellness workshop and answer the following questions by checking the box that comes closest to your experience.
1) How would you rate the presenter?
Excellent
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Fair
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Poor
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Don’t know
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|
|
|
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2) Would you like more presenters to speak about health?
5) How would you rate the last 3 senior meals?
Excellent
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Fair
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Poor
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Don’t know
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|
|
|
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4) Would you like more meals prepared in a healthier way?
Appendix 24: Midtown Senior Meal Program Pre-Workshops Survey
Please complete the following survey to tell us about your experience with Midtown Senior Meal Program. After completing this questionnaire, fold and turn in it.
Please consider your experience during the Midtown senior meal program and answer the following questions by checking the box that comes closest to your experience.
1) Do currently have diabetes?
2) Do you currently have high cholesterol?
3) Do you currently have high blood pressure?
4) How important is the nutritional value of the food you eat?
Very important
|
Important
|
Fair
|
Not important
|
Don’t know
|
|
|
|
|
|
5) How would you rate your current health?
Excellent
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Fair
|
Poor
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Don’t know
|
|
|
|
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6) I would like more social fitness and exercise activities during the Midtown senior meal hours
7) I would benefit from more health screenings and examinations
Appendix 25: Additional References
Program development
Care Givers Inc: Includes practical tips for working with the elderly
http://www.caregiversnh.org/volunteers/resources/practical-tips-working-with-elderly.pdf
USDA Event Planning for Seniors Audiences: Guide on how to plan and create community events for seniors
http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/outreach/toolkits/2011/resources/SNAP_SpecPop_EventPlanningSenior.pdf
Georgia Rural Health Association: Step-by-step guide on how to create a senior wellness program.
http://grhainfo.org/2010Conference/docs/Presentations/GRHA_Senior_Wellness_Program_Sucess_Butler_Sept2010.pdf
Nutritional and Food needs
Food Desert Locator: Presents a spatial overview of where food-desert census tracts are located, provides selected population characteristics of food-desert census tracts, and offers data on food-desert census tracts that can be downloaded from community planning or research purposes.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-desert-locator.aspx
USDA Nutrition Resources for Seniors: Vetted food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for seniors.
http://www.nutrition.gov/about-us
Home Instead Senior Care Recipes: Recipes used by chefs who cook for seniors. For more recipes, call 614-486-6643 and Home Instead will send you a free recipe booklet.
http://www.homeinstead.com/132/resources/Pages/RecipesForSeniors.aspx
South Dakota Department of Social Services Meals and Recipes: Find links to the three different menu cycles in the Senior Meals program as well as breakfast recipes and menus.
http://dss.sd.gov/elderlyservices/services/seniormeals/menusandrecipes.asp
Virginia Center on Ageing: Ways to incorporate local produce and food into senior meals
http://www.sahp.vcu.edu/vcoa/newsletter/ageaction/agespring10.pdf
Nutrition.com: Includes dietary requirements and healthy eating tips for seniors.
http://www.nutrition.com.sg/he/heseniors.asp
Wellness and Fitness
Seniors Health Insurance: Information on the types of health screenings that are important to the health of seniors.
http://www.seniors-health-insurance.com/health-screenings-seniors.php
Mayor Wellness Campaign: Step-by-step guide to creating a senior fitness program
http://www.mayorswellnesscampaign.org/images/stories/toolbox/seniors-toolbox.pdf
Outreach
USDA Tips for Culturally Appropriate Outreach Materials: Includes tips and information on how to conduct outreach that is sensitive to the different cultures in your community.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/SNAP/outreach/toolkits/2011/resources/SNAP_SpecPop_CulturallyAppropriateOutreach.pdf
Census Data
City data: Income and poverty data for every city and neighborhood in the United States.
http://www.city-data.com/city/Jackson-Mississippi.html.
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