Representative Payee Volunteers assist vulnerable Montgomery County residents with a disability or mental illness with managing their finances. Representative payee clients receive federal benefits and need assistance with paying rent and utility bills, budgeting funds for groceries and medication, and building their savings. Volunteers play a crucial role in ensuring clients can live independently, avoid eviction, afford essentials, and remain financially stable. Following successful completion of training and background check, volunteers are assigned to a program client. Volunteers typically spend 4 to 6 hours a month working with their client to make sure that the client’s bills are paid, and financial obligations are met. Volunteers are not compensated for their volunteer time. Volunteer work is in-person and virtual.
Volunteering with us has many great benefits, including having a positive impact on the wellbeing of our community’s most vulnerable individuals. EveryMind provides training and unlimited support to volunteers throughout their volunteer experience. Quarterly volunteer meetings are held with additional educational opportunities.
Want to make a difference? Come be a part of the amazing work EveryMind is accomplishing!
EveryMind is Strong and Keeps Growing
EveryMind is a private nonprofit, and we have served the community for over 60 years by strengthening communities and empowering individuals to reach optimal mental wellness. As a trusted mental health resource, EveryMind offers programs and services that bring healing, hope, and wholeness to children, youth, adults, veterans, and families. EveryMind’s programs address a full spectrum of community needs through direct services, crisis prevention, and education. EveryMind positively impacts hundreds of area residents every week. Last year, EveryMind served 16,000 individuals in the region with 115,000 hours of direct support. Our staff and volunteers stay committed and work tirelessly to provide support and resources to help our community.
Qualifications
Time Commitment:
- 1-year commitment from the date volunteer is matched with a client
- 4-6 hours of volunteer work per month with routine budgeting and bill paying (flexible based on volunteer’s availability)
Essential Requirements:
- Must be 21 years or older
- Possess knowledge of routine budgeting and money management
- Must be well organized and have basic math skills
- Have access to reliable transportation
- Be willing to be matched with a Montgomery County client within 10 miles of the volunteer’s preferred location.
- Attend 2.5-hour Representative Payee Program training and 1.5 hours EveryMind Volunteer Orientation prior to beginning volunteer service
- Provide 3 references for reference checks
- Complete state and federal fingerprinting background check and credit check (both paid for by EveryMind)
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here represent those that a volunteer must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing this job’s duties, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger dexterity, handle with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, kneel, crouch, or talk and hear. The volunteer must be able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds frequently. The job’s specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.