Services for the Disabled

The ARC of the Piedmont
www.thearcofthepiedmont.org
977-4002
509 Park St.
mail@thearcofthepiedmont.org

Programs for adults and children with mental and physical disabilities. Volunteers are needed for the Infant Development Project and to work with adults with disabilities. Volunteer work includes helping with fundraising events that are held throughout the year, landscaping projects, carpentry projects, painting projects, and helping to upkeep 11 different homes throughout the community. A short half day training is required to work with children and adults with disabilities. For more information, contact their volunteer coordinator: Brett Spitale 977-4002 ext. 36 or bspitale@thearcofthepiedmont.org.

Innisfree Village
www.innisfreevillage.org
823-5400
5505 Walnut Level Rd., Crozet, VA

This voluntary community in the countryside northwest of Charlottesville provides a respectful home and work environment for adults with mental disabilities. Volunteers usually commit for a one-year period and live in the facilities provided, earning a monthly stipend. Volunteers must be at least 21 years old.

JAUNT
www.ridejaunt.org
Office: 296-3184
To Schedule Trips: 296-6174
info@ridejaunt.org
104 Keystone Pl.

JAUNT offers transportation for a fee to the elderly, people with disabilities, and the general public in urban Charlottesville. It also is a public service transit for rural Fluvanna, Nelson, Louisa, Albemarle, and Buckingham counties. Operates from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm, M-F. Expanded hours for the elderly and disabled. They are currently in the process of developing a volunteer program. No official volunteer program is in effect at this time.

Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center
Web site
924-5161
2270 Ivy Rd.

Part of UVA Medical Center. Provides care and therapy to disabled children 18 years old and younger on both an in-patient and an out-patient basis. Volunteers assist in therapeutic, play, and support activities.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
www.rfbd.org
293-4797
Volunteering: 1-800-803-7201
1021 Millmont St. Near the Law School

Provides audio recordings of textbooks for those with learning disabilities and visual impairments. Volunteer opportunities include serving as readers who record textbooks on various subjects for the print-impaired and as monitors who handle the technical aspects of the tape recording. Other volunteer opportunities are also available. Two years of college or the equivalent in business experience are requested and rudimentary computer skills are preferred.

WorkSource Enterprises
972-1730
www.worksourceenterprises.org
1311 Carlton Ave.

Provides job training, job placement assistance, employment, and day support to people with mental and physical disabilities. Employment options include WorkSource small businesses, like Breadworks, a local bakery, and community placements. Volunteers are welcome to help people with disabilities doing various learning activities. A background check is required and some knowledge of people with disabilities is preferred. For more information, contact John Santoski at: santoski@worksourceva.org.