HealthShare serves the communities health needs through coordinated volunteer action. The need for small volunteer acts is very large in our community. It can be as simple as picking up some cat food for the housebound person down the street or driving someone to pick up their prescription.
	Help for the elderly, homebound and disabled to maintain themselves with dignity and comfort.		Many, many people in this area are ready to provide what some have called random acts of human kindness. Other people in our community need those acts of kindness. HealthShare is helping those two groups of people find each other. Small, simple volunteer actions can make a big difference for the elderly and persons living with disabilities. HealthShare volunteers will help with such services as: transportation to and from medical appointments grocery shopping light domestic chores respite care lawn and home maintenance patient advocacy phone reassurance bill paying Many people who would naturally help others are afraid of being drawn in to an amount of care and volunteering that is more than the volunteer has to offer. By volunteering through HealthShare you can provide whatever level of volunteering you choose. Volunteering through HealthShare is flexible -- it can be tailored to fit your schedule and your preferences of how you want to volunteer. We are making it easy to volunteer your time and skills in a way that you control. Though we encourage membership, you do not need to be a HealthShare member to be a HealthShare volunteer or HealthShare care recipient. If you're interested in helping people in your community or helping HealthShare visit our How You Can Help page.
	How does HealthShare coordinate volunteers to help people in my area? What are HealthShare's goals? Why was HealthShare founded? What kind of organization is HealthShare? How can I become a member of HealthShare?