Lending a helping hand

Community Need
To help elderly people feel needed
Community Information
Elderly people from retirement house in Ternopil, Ternopil’ska oblast Ukraine
Community Problem
The elderly suffer from a lack of attention and visitation from friends and family and also the need to feel important in society and their community.

Project Goals
To organize an interesting event that would make the elderly feel wanted and as a part of society and to promote volunteerism with the elderly people to the community.

To make them feel younger .

Sustainability Plan
Article for newspaper, presentation in schools for students to tell about the program, create an Adopt-the-Elderly program where students can volunteer to visit the retirement house once a month for 2 hours. We will also create a Facebook and Vkontakte group where we can discuss visits, post pictures and keep our student volunteers and sponsors updated.

Community Resource List
School No. 18 (Julia)
Students are interested in volunteering and helping others. Students will make posters for advertising event and become familiar with the CSP.
School No. 3 (Oksana)
There are a lot of students who have a desire to help minority populations such as those with a mental illness, orphans or the elderly.
School No. 5 (Oleg)
This school can contribute technological equipment for the event
Ternopil National Technical University (TNTY) (Ibrahim)
Foreign students can volunteer, technical equipment (laptops, speakers, microphones, etc.), advertising help.
School No. 16 (Liza)
Classroom space for meetings, student volunteers, advertisement for event in school newspaper.
Local Newspaper
Promotional advertisement, news story before and after event, old and new newspapers for the elderly to enjoy.

School No. 16 (Liza)
Classroom space for meetings, student volunteers, advertisement for event in school newspaper.
Local Newspaper
Promotional advertisement, news story before and after event, old and new newspapers for the elderly to enjoy.
Local television station
During the event the news team will report on the project and will help advertise for future events.
Non – Governemental Organization “Karitas”
Monetary donations
Local Organization “Znamenia” and “Obnoba”
Donate food and snacks, monetary donations, advertise event at church service, volunteers to help at project event and future events.
Community Resource List

Action Plan
Set up a meeting with retirement house administration to discuss possibility for a project
Create a complete materials list and budget
Advertise event at schools and technical university to recruit volunteers
Find sponsors
Contact partner organizations
Team meetings to discuss logistics of event
Make a event agenda
Invite press and media to event
Buy necessary equipment
Buy food and snacks
Write thank you cards to donors

Monitoring
Once a week members will report updates to each other through a Facebook or Skype conference
Collect receipts and give them to Ibrahim – Treasurer
Bi-monthly meetings with all members to discuss progress, problems and changes