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Volunteer with Senior Citizens! - East End House
ORGANIZATION: East End House
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
East End House
East End House has served under-resourced members of the East Cambridge community for over 140 years. We use a holistic approach to provide a variety of resources to support local families such as childcare, senior citizen programming, an emergency food pantry, and parenting education. Senior and elderly citizens are an essential part of the East Cambridge community and East End House is committed to creating a space for them and supporting their needs. In that vein, the Sunrise Club was created as a venue for senior members of the community can come together to decrease social isolation, foster healthy lifestyles, and enrich their lives with fun programming.
Volunteer Role:
The Sunrise Clubs meets every Monday and Wednesdays from 10am-12pm. A volunteer’s main role is to be an engaging presence in the room, hang out with seniors, talk and listening to them, and generally be a positive presence in the room. Volunteers arrive at 9:30am to help set up the community room for the seniors, putting out padded chairs, brewing coffee, and preparing any needed materials for the day’s activities. Each month the seniors have a calendar of activities, which include an outing to lunch or a field trip, a birthday celebration, bingo, in addition to other creative and engaging programming!
Expectations
- Identify and adhere to a consistent schedule
- Establish caring and respectful relationships with seniors
- Adhere to the East End House Staff Ground Rules for Working Together as outlined in the East End House Personnel Policy Handbook
Benefits
- Volunteer orientation and training from experienced staff
- Have a positive impact in the lives of elderly members of the community
- Engage in fun activities and make friends with people from a different generation
- Become a master bingo player
- If interested, you can be part of the activity planning process!
More opportunities with East End House
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About East End House
Location:
105 Spring Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, US
Mission Statement
East End House is a not-for-profit, multi-service community center and social service agency with an on-going commitment to a diverse population, providing programs and services to strengthen family and community. East End House is the center of community life, a safe haven welcoming, linking, and collaborating with individuals of all ages, their families, businesses, and community institutions to create innovative programs in pursuit of excellence on a sound fiscal basis.
Description
Originally established in 1875, East End House is one of Greater Boston's earliest settlement houses and community centers. One hundred and twenty-nine years ago, it was a vital resource for struggling or newly immigrated individuals and families. Today it is a dynamic, multi-service community center, focused on improving self-sufficiency, providing emergency aid, and making referrals to other agencies when necessary. Consistent throughout its history is this agency's dedication to providing essential services by responding to current community needs with programs, classes, informational resources, and activities. Well-baby clinics at the turn of the century, New Deal Programs during the Great Depression, multilingual energy audits for lower-income families in the seventies, a new facility completed in 1993 - East End House has evolved with its community, ever-mindful of the development and self-determination of those it serves.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
105 Spring StreetCambridge, MA 02141
DATE POSTED
May 1, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 2 hours once a week (or twice if interested)