Legacy Corps and Military Families - Crystal La

Legacy Corps for Veterans and Military Families - Crystal La

Join Legacy Corps for Veterans and Military Families (LCVMF), and be a lifeline for veteran and military family care partners at Veterans Path to Hope in Crystal Lake and Rockford, Illinois. LCVMF is a National Direct Ameri Corps program, wherein Ameri Corps volunteers provide Caregiver Support Services. Volunteers take part in a range of community-based support services targeted to veterans and military families of all ages.

Services are designed to decrease caregiver / care partner burden and stress and empower the caregiver and care recipient through education and community resources to maintain and/or improve their quality of life. Quarter-time LCVMF volunteers provide a minimum of 450 hours of combined service and training for the contracted period, and serve an average of 8‑12 hours a week. Service activities include in‑home respite care per week with 1‑2 families that enables the caregiver to attend to essential family or personal needs, the dissemination of information to the caregiver and or care recipient on various medical conditions, coping strategies, social services, support venues, and other resources, creating and supporting peer‑to‑peer networks, transitional services, transportation (at the discretion of the subrecipient agency), childcare respite, and volunteer generation through community outreach.

All activities are of a non‑medical and non‑personal care nature and LCVMF volunteers are strictly prohibited from offering personal medical advice, diagnosing, and or other medical therapies. Pre‑Service Training is provided, as well as ongoing training and professional development opportunities throughout the service year, up to 90 hours.
* This position will be available pending Ameri Corps Funding Announcement.

LCVMF Ameri Corps volunteers provide a minimum of 450 hours of combined service and training for the contracted period, serving an average of 8‑12 hours per week. Engage in service activities, which include in‑home respite care per week with 1‑2 families that enables the caregiver to attend to essential family or personal needs, dissemination of information to the caregiver and/or care recipient on various medical conditions, coping strategies, social services, support venues, and other resources, creating and supporting peer‑to‑peer networks, transitional services, transportation (at the discretion of the subrecipient agency), childcare respite, and volunteer generation through community outreach.

Training and professional development opportunities for all Ameri Corps volunteers in this program are provided throughout the service year.

Training, Education award upon successful completion of service, Living Allowance.

• Permits working at another job during off hours
• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Car recommended

• Veterans
• Community Outreach
• Health
• Elder Care

• Social Services
• Veterans
• Communications
• Leadership
• Team Work