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Seeking Gay Males Interested in Friendship w/ Isolated Older Adults in LGBTQ Community. COVID safe!
ORGANIZATION: Front Porch Community Services
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COVID-19 has further isolated older adults in our communities, you can make a difference from the safety & comfort of your own home! Social Call volunteers visit 1:1 with an older adult weekly for social visits via phone or video calls.
We have several older adults in our program that identify as gay males, and prefer a volunteer that also identifies as a gay male so that their life experiences are directly relatable to the volunteer. If this speaks to you, please reach out! Volunteers provide companionship, a listening ear, and their company (remotely). Who you are paired with is based on disposition, availability, and shared interests. Social Call volunteers find that making a friendly phone connection with an older adult in their community is quite rewarding and many develop long-term friendships with the older adult they are paired with.
Visits will be conducted over the phone, or with video calls for those older adults who have access.
Social Call volunteers:
- Receive training and ongoing support
- Are matched with one adult 60 years or older
- Visit with their match for about 30 minutes each week for 6 months or longer
Volunteer training scheduled regularly.
Bilingual volunteers strongly encouraged to apply! All adults aged 18 yrs and older welcome to apply.
For more information contact Amber Dean - adean@covia.org
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About Front Porch Community Services
Location:
Mailing address:2185 N. California Blvd. Suite 215, Operation throughout the U.S., Walnut Creek, CA 94596, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to inspire and build community, cultivating meaningful relationships and experiences that respond creatively to changing needs.
Description
We empower individuals to live connected and fulfilled lives through our Community Services Division. Front Porch’s Community Services Division designs and administers 6 programs addressing 3 social problems affecting older adults: food insecurity, unstable housing, and isolation & loneliness.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
April 20, 2021
SKILLS
- Mental Health
- Counseling / Mental Health
- Hospice Care
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- at least 6 months, visiting about 1 hour each week
- a caring heart, and an interest in developing a relationship remotely with one person :)