Volunteer in my Community
The statewide aging network has dozens of terrific ways for you to make Georgia a better place for elders. Educate the community, deliver a meal, or lend an ear. Change a light bulb, write a resource guide, or build a partnership. You name it … there’s a volunteer job, internship, or collaboration opportunity waiting just for you.
Ways to Get Involved
Contact your local Area Agency on Aging and ask for the volunteer coordinator. Click here to find the AAA nearest you.
Featured Volunteer Opportunities:
Community Education
Wherever you live in Georgia, we can help you raise awareness about elder abuse in your neighborhood, workplace, or faith community. Contact us today for speakers and materials.
Georgia SHIP
Become a Medicare whiz! Answer common questions about Medicare and related insurance products and educate people about how to protect themselves against, detect, and report Medicare fraud, waste and abuse. Required training is provided. Learn more here.
Elder Abuse & Consumer Fraud Prevention
Elder Abuse is growing in America…it goes unrecognized and underreported. Twelve programs in the local Area Agencies on Aging around the state work to prevent elder abuse. Volunteers can assist in this effort by attending health fairs and distributing information, providing information over the telephone to families or victims, or making presentations to the community. Learn more here.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman
You can be a lifeline for elders living in nursing homes and personal care homes/assisted living. As a volunteer, you will visit residents, listen to their concerns, and refer identified problems to your local Long-Term Care Ombudsman office for further investigation and resolution. Required training is provided. Learn more here.
Home-Delivered Meals
Nourish an elder and feed your spirit, too. Help your community deliver a lunchtime meal and a friendly “hello” to a homebound older adult.
Wellness Workshops
Become a Lay Leader for Living Well: the Stanford University Chronic Disease Self Management Program. Help empower people with chronic conditions to cope with common symptoms such as pain, fatigue, difficult emotions, and stress. Training and full coordination are provided.
Senior Centers
Are you wild about crafts, games, senior-friendly fitness, or unique lifelong learning activities? Well head on down to your local senior center and share the fun with participants.
Telephone Reassurance & Friendly Visiting
If you have the gift of gab, here’s a perfect opportunity for you. Find out how you can be matched with an isolated elder who would like periodic visits or regular check-in phone calls.
Businesses, Faith Communities & Civic Groups
Your Area Agency on Aging can help you choose an activity that's just right for your organization's size, interests, the desired level of complexity, and time available.
Special Projects & Internships
We love writers, researchers, organizers, and others with strong skills and a can-do spirit. Help an Area Agency on Aging or assist the Division of Aging Services with projects such as consumer guides, public awareness materials, project research, or special events.
Georgia Council on Aging
Help advocate with and on behalf of aging Georgians and their families to improve quality of life. In addition to advocacy efforts, the Georgia Council on Aging is seeking volunteers to help with numerous activities, including marketing, event preparations, Senior Week at the Capitol, and research. Explore other ways to get involved in aging issues by visiting the Georgia Council on Aging online at www.gcoa.org or by calling the office at 404-657-5343.
State Volunteer Contacts
To learn about internships at the DHS Division of Aging Services' office, visit Internships at DAS. To explore regional and statewide opportunities for groups, contact the DHS Office of Legislative Affairs and Outreach.
Local Volunteer Contacts
To inquire about volunteer opportunities in your local community, click here to find the Area Agency on Aging in your region, or call toll-free at 866-552-4464.