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Volunteer Opportunities
Support Group Volunteers
Under our direction, support groups for people with age related macular degeneration, other visual impairments and blindness are constantly expanding. The DIO and Friends of Vision sponsor three support groups for seniors, and one adult support group (age 55 and under)for people with visual impairments or blindness. Volunteers are needed as
- Telephone callers to confirm attendance
- Drivers to and from meetings
- Assist at meetings with refreshments
- Escort members on field trips
- Help with special Holiday parties
Volunteers can work as few or as many hours weekly, bi-weekly or monthly as they like.
Two Senior Groups meet the first and third Monday morning and the first and third Wednesday morning from 10 AM – 11:30 AM of each month. One Senior Group meets the first and third Monday afternoon at St Lucy Church in St Clair Shores from 1 PM – 2:15 PM. Senior groups meet October thru May.
The adult group meets the first Wednesday evening of each month at the DIO building from 6 PM – 7:30 PM, September thru June.
Martha F Gorey Resource Center
The Martha F Gorey Resource Center at the DIO is open Monday thru Thursday, 9 AM – 5 PM. Volunteers sell materials to visually impaired persons and families from Michigan and Ontario who visit the Institute in search of visual aids necessary to make their lives more livable. The DIO has the largest collection of low vision aids in southeast Michigan. They are priced virtually at our cost. Volunteers aid the visually impaired and their families in selecting these aids and in managing the store itself. Volunteers with retail experience and great patience with visually impaired patrons are always greatly prized. Volunteers are asked to work a minimum of 2 hours as little as 1 day per month, bi-weekly or weekly, whatever fits their schedule.
Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology - Office
The DIO uses clerical volunteers on an as needed basis. People with computer skills are used for data entry. Volunteers are sometimes needed for folding and stuffing. During busy fundraising months, volunteers are used to answer telephones and take reservations.
