IGE 56200 Service Provision to the Elderly, Grant Writing and Volunteer Services

This course focuses on specific programs designed to provide psycho-social and health services to the elderly. Programs under review include those designed to aid human services practitioners, managers, and policy makers in understanding basic objectives, approaches, and options in delivering services to the elderly in the most cost effective manner. This course serves as an introduction to the theory and practice of the full range of volunteer management from recruiting prospective volunteers to issues surrounding the departure of a volunteer from the organization. This course introduces students to the grant writing process and provides them with experience writing actual grant applications on behalf of local nonprofit organizations.

Credits

3