FRIENDLY VISITORS- VOLUNTEER

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The Friendly Visiting Program matches volunteer visitors to eligible participants who, due to health and mobility restrictions are losing touch with their community. This service attempts to enhance participant’s quality of life and helps to improve their health and independence by providing a friend who will assist in activating social skills and maintaining community contacts. Through recurring home visitations, the program is able to identify the participant’s unmet needs and provide them with ongoing assistance in securing access to appropriate health and social services resources. Friendly Visiting services also provide support and relief to caregivers, thereby helping them to maintain their own health.

TASKS :

Friendly Visiting promotes the well-being of our residents. We are looking for volunteers that are compassionate and want to have a friendly visit with a senior at minimum once a week (on a regular basis). The volunteer experience is extremely flexible, and a rewarding opportunities that encourages socializing, conversations, games, and listening to seniors share his/her stories. Other duties may include making phone calls, report monthly contact hours, report concerns, help with mailings, etc...., all with the support and guidance of the Social Services Coordinator.