Without this facility, which has a waiting list, most of the 120 individuals enrolled would have to be institutionalized. The Center also provides an opportunity for the caregivers of the participants to meet regularly to share their experiences. Volunteers are always welcome to assist in the therapies, to serve lunch, to join in the group activities and to help in the raising of funds each year to match the support from the DC Office on Aging. This group helps build houses for low-income families and the elderly. This program provides daily socialization activities in a community-based setting for older adults experiencing chronic mental illness.
Volunteers are welcome in many different capacities.
Packers, drivers and visitors are always needed to help in this program. Fabric donations and volunteers welcome. This program makes clothes for babies and children, which are distributed through churches in Appalachia. Volunteers and fabric donations are welcome all the time. Priority is given to programs that seek social justice through expanding educational and economic opportunities.