of Maine Pamela Cairnie Volunteer Coordinator July 2015 VCP MISSION To prepare a network of qualified volunteer advocates to link them and support them in active partnerships with adults ID: 643054
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the Volunteer Correspondent Programof Maine
Pamela Cairnie
Volunteer Coordinator
July 2015Slide2
VCP MISSION “To prepare a network of qualified volunteer advocates, to link them and support them in active partnerships with adults with ID/ASD.”Slide3
What is a Volunteer Correspondent?A Volunteer Correspondent is a person who maintains contact with an individual with an intellectual and/or developmental disability living in a Maine community, if there is no unpaid person involved in that person's life (or if involvement is very limited) to provide friendship and advocacy for that person.Slide4
WHY DOES MAINE NEED THE VCP?The Volunteer Correspondent Program was established in 1978 to support class members of the historic Pineland Consent Decree.
I
ndividuals were
Crowded
Neglected
Abused
Separated from family
Without an unpaid person to advocate for their needs Slide5
A Volunteer Correspondent...…PROTECTS the RIGHTS
of
& looks
out for the welfare
of
the person they're matched with
by
the Volunteer Correspondent
Coordinator.
…has
no financial responsibility
for that person. Slide6
Correspondentsserve as the “eyes & ears” of the Maine Developmental Services
Oversight and Advisory Board
in making sure the
rights of persons supported are
respected and protected.Slide7
VCP STATS – July 2015293 Volunteer Correspondents349 Consumers with VC matches140 Consumers
with unmet need for VC
matchSlide8
Correspondent Job DescriptionMust be 18+ years oldMust have own transportationVisits- HomeVisits- Day Pr0gramCalls, emails, sends cardsHonors ConfidentialityCommunicates with Team
Must Pass Criminal Background Check
Acts as Mandated Reporter
Attends
VCP Trainings
Attends PCP Meetings
Advocates
for Individual’s NeedsSlide9
How To Request A CorrespondentInform the case manager or staff, when possible.The case manager or staff can assist in completing the Request For Volunteer Correspondent form available online at
www.vcpmaine.org
.Slide10
How To Become A CorrespondentInform the case manager or staff, when possible.Complete the application available online at www.vcpmaine.org under the “Forms”
tab.
The VCP Coordinator can assist with completing this application.Slide11
Question &Answer