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Tuesday - Thursday, January 31 - February 2, 2011

Volunteer Ombudsman Representative training

1 to 5 p.m. each day

MIFA, 910 Vance Avenue

 

Advocate for the rights of nursing home residents in Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Lauderdale Counties through MIFA's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. After a 12-hour training and certification, you will visit an assigned nursing home once a week and help to promote good care and resident rights. Training will take place Tuesday-Thursday, January 31 - February 2, from 1 to 5 p.m. each day, at MIFA headquarters (910 Vance Avenue). All three training sessions are required for certification. For more information or to sign up, contact Katie Earnest at (901) 527-0208 x230 or kearnest@mifa.org.

  • Memphis was declared hunger capital of the U.S. in 2011

  • MIFA serves 55,000 individuals each year

  • 74% of children in MIFA's neighborhood live in poverty

  • 86% of every dollar donated goes directly to MIFA's programs

  • In the area MIFA serves, almost 30% of those over the age of 65 live alone

  • MIFA was founded in 1968

  • Memphis' unemployment rate has been close to 10% since 2009

  • MIFA's Ombudsman program's 2 staff and 60 volunteers serve over 7,000 residents of long term care facilities

  • Only 4.5% of residents in the 38126 ZIP code have college degrees

  • Emergency Services provided assistance for 25,000 people last year

  • In 2010 and 2011, 100% of COOL seniors graduated from high school

  • MIFA Meals on Wheels serves 1,800 seniors every weekday

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