LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Konocti Senior Support is seeking volunteers to help it in its mission of providing much-needed services to the community.

The organization explains that there are benefits of working for free before working for pay.

It can be frustrating to feel like you are working toward a goal if you don't see results materializing; and, at first glance, volunteering can seem like a waste of time.

However, here are benefits to volunteering in the mental health field.

Those include having the opportunity to learn about prospective workplaces and seeing if it's the kind of work you want to do, and the chance to develop your peer support skills in a real-life setting with real people.

There also is the advantage of having recent work experience in your chosen field of work, hearing about possible opportunities for employment and finding out who might be looking for an up-and-coming peer specialist to hire.

Showing enthusiasm and interest in your field is always a plus with potential employers, along with experiencing the rewards of serving our community and making Lake County a great place to live.

Come join Konocti Senior Support Inc. programs and find out how others are enjoying this process and succeeding in their pursuits by serving as a Friendly Visitors and Senior Peer Counselors.

Elders often request counseling after hearing about our programs. The organization provides resource information and emotional assistance with issues of loss and grieving, isolation, difficult transitions and more.

Each senior meeting is confidential and provided by volunteer visitors or peer counselors who receive on-going training and guidance from the program directors to best assist their clients.

Volunteers visit elders in their homes and/or staff drop-in sessions at local Senior and Cultural Wellness Centers.

If you have questions, want to attend workshops on issues of aging, would like to volunteer, or know someone 55-plus who might benefit from our services, please call our office at 707-995-1417 or visit our Web site for dates,times, location and other helpful information at www.konoctiseniorsupport.com .