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Senior Connects Terms of Service
Senior Connects is a kid’s run not-for-profit corporation whose
mission is to develop a training methodology designed to teach senior
citizens residing in independent living and other facilities computer
and Internet skills. We have tried to package a combination of common
sense procedures and tested lesson guides to facilitate the process
and will allow it to be offered nationally on a turnkey basis at all
parties’ risk.
We believe that the types of kids that participate in a program like
this and want to help others and make a difference in their community
are “stars.” They are what’s making America a better
place and will be our nation’s next generation of leaders. However
and in this litigious and uncertain world that we live in, Senior
Connects must disclose information to try to make you aware of possible
risks so that you can assess the program and make certain that notwithstanding
whether you are a volunteer, facility manager, or senior - you are
aware of the risks associate with this (and unfortunately, just about
everything today has lots of risks). Please read this entire section.
As an example, it’s illuminating for a volunteer to be cognizant
of what is being said to the independent living facility managers,
and vice versa. Anyway, the legal stuff follows…
All volunteers, independent living facilities, seniors,
and any other parties use this Website at their own risk and on
an “as is” basis. Senior Connects makes no representations
about any of the material’s suitability or appropriateness
to achieve its objective. No warranties or representations are made
about, any of the individuals or facilities claiming or actually
participating in the program. If fact, Senior Connects is a facilitating
and makes no warranties or representations about anything directly
or indirectly associated with it whatsoever.
Here are some suggestions to some of our constituencies, which are
by no means an exhaustive list of things to consider.
Volunteers. Volunteers that decide to use the Senior
Connects training methodology should involve their parents and mentors
to determine if they have the skills and maturity to participate in
this process and regularly keep them informed. Volunteers should keep
their parents, mentors, and the facility manager informed and updated
as they provide service. Volunteers should do nothing that makes them
uncomfortable. Carefully check out each independent living facility
and the seniors you help to make certain that you are always safe.
The lesson plans are proven and the policies and procedures were designed
to make your experience a productive and outstanding learning experience,
so please follow the program to maximize your chances of success.
While we encourage you to email us any questions about issues that
you experience, any suggestions that we make are merely that - suggestion
that we are students and in some cases minors making recommendations
based upon the information we receive and as best we understand it.
We are trying our best for you, but can’t make any guarantees
or representations.
Independent Living Facilities. Independent living
facilities that are considering allowing a volunteer into their premises
to teach their residents should carefully check out the volunteer,
including but not limited to making a personal assessment of the volunteer’s
skill, maturity, and character after conducting an in-person interview.
Also, references should be checked and the volunteer’s resume
should be reviewed and/or verified. Talking to the volunteers mentor
(all volunteers under the age of 18 must have an adult mentor) is
another vehicle for you to use to satisfy yourself regarding the volunteer’s
suitability to provide you and your residents this community service.
All volunteers are counting on you to help keep them safe - and it’s
important that you be sufficiently involved to apprise volunteers
of any situations or individuals that they should be aware of. Please
remember that Senior Connects has not interviewed, received or checked
references, or even met many of its out-of-state volunteers that decide
to use our methodology - this is your responsibility. We know that
some students have heard about our program, really liked it, and use
some or most of our methodology to help teach seniors, but have not
registered because they wanted to incorporate this training into other
things they are teaching or because they wanted to conduct training
at a location other than the independent living facility. We have
no objective to anyone using anything on our site that is done with
a good heart, safely, and with good judgment, but we will have no
knowledge about them doing so. This is one reason why we encourage
you to contact us to make certain the volunteer has registered with
Senior Connects. We will do our best to verify their participation
but make no guarantees. All this means is that someone has registered
- not that they are qualified, experienced, or are of good moral character.
That’s not our corporation’s function or expertise, since
we are merely a facilitator trying to make the world a little better
place for all of us to live. Talk to the volunteers as you would anyone
coming into your facility to provide a service.
Senior Citizens. Please use your good judgment when
interfacing with anyone that you don’t personally know - including
volunteers using the Senior Connects methodology. Individual’s
using our training methods are not members of our organization, but
have merely decided to use our teaching methods. Please do not offer
them any direct or indirect compensation for any services they provide
you or others - this is their service project that they are doing
without remuneration. If you feel that you must take some action for
the service you receive, please thank the service coordinator or manager
at your independent living facility. They were the ones that made
this program possible. Also, please do not invite volunteers into
your apartment or home since our program requires them to work only
in public areas. If you have any questions about the volunteers that
are helping you, please promptly discuss them with the volunteer and/or
the management at your independent living facility.
Please address legal or related questions to danielkent@seniorconnects.org.
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