About Us

Program Implementation

Each partner organization has a designated volunteer site coordinator to manage the project. The site coordinator works within his/her respective community to recruit volunteer ambassadors, and manages volunteer retainment, outreach, data, etc. for the organization. The site coordinator reports to the CAPS Program Manager at the City of Fremont. The original training curriculum was developed by San Jose State University, Stanford Geriatric Education Center, and the City of Fremont Human Services Department. Topics include:

  • Role of the Community Ambassador
  • Active listening
  • Circles of Care
  • Housing
  • Interpretation
  • Mental and emotional well-being
  • Health Issues
  • Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
  • Transportation
  • Health Benefits (Medicare & Medi-Cal)
  • Social Security
  • Fremont Family Resource Center
  • Legal Assistance for Seniors
  • Tours of local assisted living facilities, long-term care facilities, and senior centers in Fremont, Newark, and Union City

Presenters are local organizations, agencies, and businesses, who each offer their expertise with the above topics:

  • Acti-Kare In-Home Care
  • Aegis Assisted Living
  • Alameda County Public Library
  • Alameda County Social Services
  • Bay Area Community Services Fremont (BACS)
  • Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, San Mateo County
  • City of Fremont Human Services
  • City of Fremont Family Resource Center
  • City of Fremont Housing
  • City of Fremont Mobile Mental Health Program
  • Compassion Network
  • Fremont Paratransit
  • Fremont Senior Center
  • Eden I & R
  • Fremont Healthcare Center
  • Gentiva Hospice
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Legal Assistance for Seniors
  • LIFE Eldercare
  • Merrill Gardens
  • Pacifica Senior Living Union City
  • Palo Alto Medical Foundation
  • San Jose State University
  • San Miguel Homes B&C
  • Social Security Administration
  • Stanford Geriatric Education Center
  • Tri-City Volunteers
  • Washington Hospital
  • Windsor Park Care Center of Fremont

Upon completion of the training, ambassadors serve seniors and their families by assisting with questions related to identifying local resources, programs, and services in the Tri-City area (Fremont, Newark, and Union City, CA).

Six rounds of training (September, 2007, April 2008, February 2009, April 2010, October 2012, October 2014) have been completed. The next training will take place in Fall 2016.