As the communityâs need for its services grows, one local nonprofit is seeking additional volunteers.
Launched and led by high school students, Movements for the Mind is an organization devoted to helping seniors with dementia through the use of music and art. Due to the expansion, organizers are looking for additional volunteers to send videos to the seniors and help organize activities.
According to co-founder Mira Rajagopalan, an Amador Valley High School sophomore, the group is mostly looking for teenagers to join the organization, but people of any age are welcome to volunteer.
âVolunteers do not need any background in caregiving or working with elders; they just have to be interested in art or music and helping our elders,â she said. âSome traits that we look for are patience, empathy and compassion.â