Volunteer Support
Over the last ten years, Garden Partners has developed a multi-level volunteer program. We provide opportunities for a diverse set of community members to actively contribute to therapeutic horticulture programs for elders and at-risk children. Our volunteers offer a wide range of skills, interests, and levels of commitment. Garden Partners Volunteers are available to actively support Subscribing Partners in two ways: Volunteer Work Parties, and Program Assisting
Garden Partners’ Volunteers :
• are pre-screened
• have attended our orientation
• have specific interest in assisting with therapeutic horticulture
• are often skilled and experienced in gardening, working with elders, or both
• have agreed to have their information released for your review and contact
Volunteer Program Assistants
Garden Partners will maintain a strong pool of well skilled, motivated volunteers who are interested in assisting Therapeutic Horticulture programs. You will have access to an on-line data base of our pre-screened volunteers that can be contacted to fill your needs with garden maintenance and, or program assistance. We also will suggest volunteers that we feel would be a good fit for your program when we visit you quarterly.
Volunteer Work Parties
Arranged for your facility two times per year, Volunteer Work Parties will assist in maintaining or preparing your accessible gardening areas. Work Parties are also a great way to include the extended family of your residents. The duration of the work party is typically about 2.5 hours.
Garden Partners will:
• assist in establishing goals for the work party
• create a supply list
• provide, manage and direct the volunteers and provide snacks
Quarterly In-Services
• Provide an on-going educational supplement to the Gardening Programs at your facility
• A Garden Partners’ Program Specialist will lead an engaging, insightful, motivating, and
interactive on-sight workshop for your staff
• Your staff will leave with many ideas to engage your residents in therapeutic gardening
activities, as well as enjoy the garden themselves
Quarterly Consultations of Your Facility’s Garden Areas
• Offered by a Garden Partners’ Therapeutic Horticulture Program Specialist
• Discuss plans for upcoming seasons
• Inquire how to make your spaces more accessible
• Discuss ways to enable more individuals to be a part of therapeutic gardening activities,
• Talk about what is working in the garden areas and what may need to change
Bi-Monthly Activity Guide
• Provides explanations of therapeutic horticulture activities for use by Life Enrichment Staff and Therapists, to enrich the lives of your residents
• Includes suggestions to enable visiting family members to engage with their family in your garden spaces
• Will regularly include recipes appropriate for the season provided by our nutrition consultant which could be used by your kitchen staff
Therapeutic Horticulture Providers Listing
• Garden Partners can provide contact information, bios, and associated costs of Specialists in the region who have training in Therapeutic Horticulture. Combining Garden Partners’ Subscription Service with scheduled visits from an Independently Contracted Therapeutic Horticulture Program Specialist will further enhance your Therapeutic Horticulture Program.
Accessible Gardening Tip Sheet
• Annual tip sheet with many great ideas to make gardening easier and more enjoyable for
physically or cognitively challenged participants
• Includes review of new tools and equipment, ways to adjust existing tools so they are
adaptive, and new ideas for accessible garden structures.
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Additional Services Available:
- Horticultural Consultations: $75/hour (on-site)
- Additional Volunteer Work Party: $125
(this fee is for the arrangement, organization, and management of volunteers for a 2.5 hr. work party)
- Project Design Services: For facilities with no existing gardening spaces we offer consultations and professional design services – please inquire further if you are in need of this assistance.
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