Youth Employment: CHOREs & TASKs
The purpose of the CHOREs & TASKs Programs is for teenagers to help senior citizens with chores around their yard and on their property such as raking, stacking wood, weeding, and gardening. Senior citizens 60+ years of age who are residents in the towns of Andover, Columbia, Hebron & Marlborough are welcome to contact their town’s senior center for the application forms. The benefits are great for both senior citizens and teenagers! Senior citizens have chores completed at no charge around their home and yard! Teenagers age 14-18 can earn minimum wage, earn a letter of recommendation for active involvement in the program, and learn communication, scheduling and time-management skills! A win-win!
AHM’s CHOREs Program supports the towns of Andover, Hebron & Marlborough, and is coordinated by AHM Youth & Family Services. AHM’s TASKs Program is a partnership with the town of Columbia to assist the seniors within the community. Teens must reside in the towns of Andover, Hebron, Marlborough or Columbia to be eligible to participate.
The CHOREs Program is coordinated by AHM Youth & Family Services and is funded by a grant from the NCAAA (North Central Area Agency on Aging) along with donations from Church of the Holy Family, Marlborough Congregational Church and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Special thanks this year to Hebron’s Greater Together Community Fund, and Marlborough’s Greater Together Community Fund for helping to support this program.
The purpose of the CHOREs Program is for teenagers to help senior citizens with chores on their property such as raking, stacking wood, and weeding. Senior citizens 60+ years of age who are residents in the towns Andover, Hebron and Marlborough are welcome to contact their town’s senior center for the application forms.
The benefits are great for both senior citizens and teenagers! Senior citizens have chores completed at no charge, while teenagers age 14-18 earn the minimum wage per billable hour for contract work up to two hours per job. Teens will earn a letter of recommendation for active involvement in the program, and learn communication, scheduling and time-management skills! A win-win!
If you want more information or have questions, please call Kristina Smith, AHM’S Youth Employment Coordinator at 860-324-1820 or email KristinaS@ahmyouth.org.
Town of Andover
Haley Proto
Andover Senior Coordinator
Phone: (860) 742-4037
Email: andovercsc@andoverct.org
Town of Hebron
Sharon Garrard
Hebron Senior Services Director
Phone: 860-228-1700
Email: sgarrard@hebronct.com
Town of Marlborough
Shoshana Merced, LMSW, CHW
Director of Human and Social Services & Municipal Agent for the Aged
Phone: 860-295-6209
Email: Smerced@marlboroughct.net
Steps for teens to enroll in the program:
- Download & save the Student Application Form, Teen Agreement, Health Rules and W-9 form.
- Print out forms and add signatures where indicated
- Return to AHM for processing via email: KristinaS@ahmyouth.org, or drop off at our offices/mail to:
AHM Youth & Family Services | 25 Pendleton Drive, Hebron, CT 06248 | Attention: Kristina Smith, CHOREs Coordinator
The AHM TASKs Program is a partnership with the town of Columbia to assist the Seniors within the community. The TASKs Program works with the Columbia Senior Services to help improve the quality of life for senior citizens age 60 and older, by providing them with the assistance and support of a youth TASKs worker.
Teens, ages 14 through 18 years old, are asked to complete chores for Seniors such as raking leaves, stacking wood and weeding. Teens are paid for their time through grant funding. Teens must reside in the towns of Andover, Hebron, Marlborough or Columbia to be eligible to participate.
If you are interested in registering for the TASKs Program, or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact Bernadette Derring, the Columbia Senior Services Director at 860-228-0759 or at bderring@columbiact.org. You may also contact AHM’s TASKs Coordinator, Kristina Smith, at 860-324-1820 or email KristinaS@ahmyouth.org.
Senior Resources
Columbia Senior Services Director
Bernadette Derring
Phone: 860-228-0759
Email: bderring@columbiact.org
Steps for teens to enroll in the program:
- Download & save the Student Application Form, Teen Agreement, Health Rules and W-9 form.
- Print out forms and add signatures where indicated
- Return to AHM for processing via email: KristinaS@ahmyouth.org, or drop off at our offices/mail to:
AHM Youth & Family Services | 25 Pendleton Drive, Hebron, CT 06248 | Attention: Kristina Smith, TASKs Coordinator
Special thanks to the Liberty Bank Foundation, Hebron’s Greater Together Community Fund, and NCAAA (North Central Area Agency on Aging) for helping to support this program.
