Town of Windsor ~ Social Services

Friendly Shoppers are volunteers who help you with your shopping. They do this by either going shopping for you or accompanying you to the store. Volunteers who participate in this program must complete an application, provide references, and take part in a training program preparing them to appropriately provide services to you.

Friendly Visitors

Friendly Visitors are volunteers who visit with you in your home each week. Like the Friendly Shoppers, they too must apply to participate in this program, provide us with references, and undergo a training program that prepares them for helping you. There are no specific duties assigned to Friendly Visitors, unlike the Friendly Shopper who is specifically available to help with shopping, Friendly Visitors are available to visit with you. You may choose to simply talk to them during visits, or you may play games with them, watch TV, or anything else that makes their companionship to you more meaningful.

Home Helpers

We maintain a list of people in the community who have volunteered to help people like you with ordinary tasks that you might not be able to do. These "Home Helpers" are available to change light bulbs, put new batteries in smoke detectors, and a variety of other small chores which you may not be able to perform. They are not intended to perform services for which you would ordinarily pay a professional to do.

Make a Difference in Your Community; Become Involved

Windsor C.A.R.E.S., (Citizens Assisting Residents Everywhere by Sharing) consists of energetic adults who help out in a variety of projects in the Windsor area. Recent projects include making sandwiches for the homeless, soliciting food and personal care items for the Windsor Food Bank, preparing a meal for a shelter, co-hosting an ice cream social for WILA. If you are at least 18 years of age, this club provides an excellent opportunity to become involved in your community and to help those who are in need. Call 285-1839 for more information.

Telephone Reassurance

The Telephone Reassurance program is a program intended to provide a means of checking on your well being on a regular basis. With your permission, we make arrangements with a volunteer to call you on a regular basis at agreed upon times and days. The purpose of his or her call is to have you answer the phone and let the caller know that you are all right. If you do not answer the phone, the volunteer will alert whomever you have designated that there was no response to the call. The designated person is then responsible for checking on you as soon as possible.

Windsor Community Service Council

Through the efforts of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Council was founded in 1967. The Council is made up of Windsor volunteers who are concerned about people in need. The Council supports the Windsor Food Bank, the Windsor Fuel Bank, and the holiday programs.

Windsor Food Bank

Food Bank volunteers assist at the Town of Windsor Food Bank located at the LP Wilson Community Center. Volunteers are needed to assist in the food bank once a month. Duties include bagging produce, putting food items on shelves, sorting bags and other miscellaneous duties. For more information, please contact Steve Carter in Social Services at 285-1842.