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VOLUNTEER - Spring 2024 Day Enrichment

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If you're new to Jacob's Chance, welcome! We're so glad you're interested in volunteering. No prior experience is required to volunteer! For our day enrichment programs, we welcome volunteers 16 and up. For volunteers 18 and older, we require a background check before working with our groups.

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Help our friends with disabilities have THE BEST time at our day enrichment programs! Your role will be to support our young adults during their time in our programs. You'll provide extra eyes and hands that we need to help keep our friends safe and engaged, while facilitating conversations and fun social interaction! You can register to volunteer for just one program, or as many as you'd like. We are so grateful for your time!

 

 

2024 Spring Session - Day Enrichment Programs 

March 11th - May 3rd (8 weeks)

Check out program descriptions and locations here!

 

MONDAY

10:00-11:00am**       Wonders of Wildlife

TUESDAY

10:00-11:15am**       Helping Hands 

2:00-3:15pm                Art from the Heart with Art on Wheels

3:30-5:00pm                Culinary Arts with Friends

WEDNESDAY

3:45-4:45pm                Music with Andrew 

THURSDAY

1:00-2:00pm                Book Buddies

FRIDAY

10:00-11:00am            Movie Making with Chuck (6 weeks only)

 

**Before registering for Helping Hands and Wonders of Wildlife: This programs is field trip based! we meet at different locations around Richmond each week. End time might vary week to week, depending on the project.

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Volunteer Contact Information


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Please tell us what organization/ business or school you are affiliated with. If you are not from either please indicate "none".

Do you have experience working with people with disabilities? Experience is NOT necessary to volunteer.
Data collection is used only for grant compliance and internal review purposes.
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Risk, Media and Concussion Waivers

Waiver

In consideration of being allowed to participate in any way in the program, related events and activities, and use of equipment, I the undersigned, acknowledge, appreciate, and agree that:

  1. The risk of injury from the activities involved in this program is significant, including the potential for paralysis and death.
  2. I KNOWINGLY AND FREELY ASSUME ALL SUCH RISKS, both known and unknown, EVEN IF ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES or others and assume full responsibility for my participation.
  3. I willingly agree to comply with terms and conditions for participation. If I observe any unusual significant hazard during my presence or participation, I will remove myself from participation and bring such to the attention of the nearest official immediately.
  4. I, for myself and on behalf of my heirs, assigns, personal representatives, and next of kin, HEREBY RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS the Host, it’s officers, officials, agents, and/or employees, other participants, sponsors, advertisers, and if applicable, owners and lessors of premises used to conduct the event (RELEASEES), from any and all claims, demands, losses, and liability arising out of or related to any INJURY, DISABILITY OR DEATH I may suffer, or loss or damage to a person or property, WHETHER ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASEES OR OTHERWISE, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  5.  COVID-19 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND WAIVER:  The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is reported to be extremely contagious. While Jacob’s Chance is taking reasonable steps and precautions to lessen the risk of transmission of COVID-19 or other communicable diseases, and while Jacob’s Chance is following CDC guidelines and applicable state and county health department guidelines and orders, it is not possible to prevent against the presence of these diseases.  THEREFORE, I RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSTAND THAT Jacob’s Chance is not responsible in any manner for any risks related to communicable diseases in connection with Participant’s participation in the activities. Specifically, I understand that COVID-19 is a highly contagious and dangerous disease and that contact with the virus that causes COVID-19 may result in loss, damage, expense or significant personal injury, sickness or death.  I am fully aware that participation in the Activities carries with it certain inherent risks related to the transmission of communicable diseases that cannot be eliminated regardless of the care taken to avoid such risks, including, but not limited to: (1) the risk of coming into close contact with individuals or objects that may be carrying a communicable disease; (2) the risk of transmitting or contracting a communicable disease, directly or indirectly, to or from other individuals; and (3) injuries and complications ranging in severity from minor to catastrophic, including death, resulting directly or indirectly from communicable diseases or the treatment thereof (“Inherent Risks”). Further, I understand that all of the Inherent Risks are not fully understood and that the exact methods of spread and contraction are unknown, and there is no known treatment, cure, or vaccine. I hereby voluntarily accept and assume all risk of loss, personal injury, sickness, death, damage, and expense for myself arising from such Inherent Risks. Furthermore, I represent and warrant that I do not knowingly carry any communicable diseases that may be transmitted during participation in the activities.

Health Statement

I will notify Jacob’s Chance ownership or employees if I suffer from any medical or a health condition that may cause injury to myself, others, or may require emergency care during my participation.

1365 Overbrook Rd, Richmond, VA 23220

804-640-8109

info@jacobschance.org

Media Statement

By agreeing below, I hereby grant and convey to Jacob’s Chance all right, title and interest in and to record my name, image, voice, or statements including any and all photographic images and video or audio recordings made by Jacob’s Chance.

Venue

The Venue of any dispute that may arise out of this agreement or otherwise between the parties to which Jacob’s Chance or its agents is a party shall be either the Richmond City, VA Justice Court, or the County or State Supreme Court in Richmond City, VA. 

Concussion

Use these provided links to read more on concussions. 

https://www.cdc.gov/headsup/pdfs/youthsports/parents_eng.pdf

http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/traumatic-brain-injuries-among-youth-athletes.aspx

http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/traumatic-brain-injury-legislation.aspx 

Background Check Acknowledgement
ALL VOLUNTEERS OVER THE AGE OF 18 MUST PASS A BACKGROUND CHECK TO VOLUNTEER WITH JACOB'S CHANCE. Jacob’s Chance Volunteers 2023 Authorization of Background Investigation I have carefully read, and understand, this Authorization form and further acknowledge receipt of the separate document entitled “A Summary of Your Rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” (available at http://www.S2Verify.com/resources or as a hard copy provided by JACOB’S CHANCE) and the “Applicant Disclosure Statement” and certify that I have read and understand both documents. By my signature below, I consent to the release of consumer reports and/or investigative consumer reports (“Background Reports”) prepared by a consumer reporting agency, such as S2Verify, LLC., to JACOB’S CHANCE and its designated representatives and agents for the purpose of determining my eligibility for employment, continuing employment, employment retention, promotion, reassignment, volunteering, as an independent contractor for services with the JACOB’S CHANCE, or other lawful purposes. I understand that if JACOB’ CHANCE engages in a relationship with me, my consent will apply, and JACOB’S CHANCE may obtain Background Reports throughout my relationship with them, if such obtainment is permissible under applicable State law and JACOB’S CHANCE policy. I also understand that information contained in my application, or otherwise disclosed by me may be used when ordering the Background Reports and that nothing herein shall be construed as an offer of employment or a guarantee of a relationship with JACOB’S CHANCE. I also understand if adverse action is taken from information obtained, in whole or in part, from a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report from a consumer reporting agency, I have the right to receive a copy of the report(s) from the consumer reporting agency. The consumer reporting agency which prepared the consumer report and/or investigative consumer report was S2Verify, LLC. S2Verify, LLC can be contacted at P.O. Box 2597, Roswell, GA 30077 or by phone at (770)649-8282 or by email at compliance@s2verify.com. I hereby authorize law enforcement agencies, educational institutions (including public and private schools/universities), information service bureaus, consumer reporting agencies, record/data repositories, courts (federal, state, and local), motor vehicle records agencies, my past or present employers, the military, and other information sources to furnish any, and all, information on me that is requested by the consumer reporting agency.
I understand and acknowledge that if I'm over the age of 18, I may be required to consent to a background check prior to volunteering. I will contact Brooke at bhsieh@jacobschance.org in the next several days to begin the process.

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